Bill Text: TX HR1702 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of the Honorable Arthur Robert Hinojosa of Houston.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1702 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1702-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1702 |
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WHEREAS, A life made rich through meaningful service drew to | ||
a close with the passing of the Honorable Arthur Robert Hinojosa of | ||
Houston on April 5, 2019, at the age of 78; and | ||
WHEREAS, A fourth-generation Houstonian, Robert Hinojosa was | ||
born on January 17, 1941, to Arthur and Edna Hinojosa and grew up | ||
with a brother, Walter; he graduated from San Jacinto High School | ||
and went on to earn a bachelor of business administration degree | ||
from The University of Texas at Austin in 1962 and a juris doctor | ||
from the UT School of Law in 1965; and | ||
WHEREAS, Judge Hinojosa gained experience in the judge | ||
advocate general's department of the U.S. Air Force, receiving a | ||
Bronze Star Medal for meritorious service during the Vietnam War; | ||
board certified in family law by the Texas Board of Legal | ||
Specialization of the State Bar of Texas, he practiced law for many | ||
years and served as a Harris County family district court judge and | ||
a municipal court judge for the City of Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to the legal community, Judge Hinojosa was | ||
a founding member of the Mexican American Bar Associations of Texas | ||
and of Houston and a director of the Gulf Coast Legal Foundation; in | ||
addition, he mentored many law students and attorneys and chaired a | ||
State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee; he contributed to his | ||
fellow citizens through his membership in the South End Optimist | ||
Club of Houston, which he served as president, and in the Robert E. | ||
Lee Chapter of the Order of DeMolay; moreover, he sat on the | ||
executive board of the Episcopal Diocese of Texas and faithfully | ||
attended Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Judge Hinojosa enjoyed the | ||
love and support of his wife, Patricia, with whom he shared a | ||
rewarding marriage of nearly 50 years; a devoted father, he took | ||
great pride in his two daughters, Victoria and Alejandra; in his | ||
leisure time, this avid sports fan closely followed the Houston | ||
Astros, Texans, and Rockets; and | ||
WHEREAS, The life of Robert Hinojosa stands as an outstanding | ||
example of civic engagement, and his work will be remembered and | ||
admired for years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable | ||
Arthur Robert Hinojosa and extend heartfelt sympathy to all those | ||
who mourn his passing; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Robert | ||
Hinojosa. | ||
Hernandez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1702 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
rising vote of the House on May 24, 2019. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||