Bill Text: TX HR1938 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Ekta Escovar on her receipt of the 2018 Benjamin Berkeley Citizen of the Year Award from the Alpine Chamber of Commerce.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1938 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1938-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1938 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Ekta Escovar received the 2018 Benjamin | ||
Berkeley Citizen of the Year Award from the Alpine Chamber of | ||
Commerce; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, the chamber presents this accolade to an | ||
individual who has made outstanding contributions to the community; | ||
it was named in tribute to the city's first mayor, a physician who | ||
also helped organize the area's first bank and the Alpine | ||
Commercial Club, the chamber's forerunner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Escovar is currently Alpine's only | ||
pediatrician, and she serves as vice chief of the medical staff at | ||
Big Bend Regional Medical Center; in her work, she has treated many | ||
children injured on playground equipment at Kokernot Park, and she | ||
brought her concerns about safety before the city council; and | ||
WHEREAS, Learning that the city budget lacked funds to make | ||
repairs to the equipment, Dr. Escovar established a nonprofit, Big | ||
Bend Parks and Recreation for Kids; she secured grants that enabled | ||
the organization to make significant improvements to city parks, | ||
including Baines Park as well as Kokernot Park; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ekta Escovar has made a positive impact in the | ||
community through her civic engagement and deep commitment to the | ||
well-being of area children, and she is richly deserving of this | ||
prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Ekta Escovar on her receipt of | ||
the 2018 Benjamin Berkeley Citizen of the Year Award from the Alpine | ||
Chamber of Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | ||
future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Escovar as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Nevárez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1938 was adopted by the House on May | ||
27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||