Bill Text: TX HR2100 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Senator Judith Zaffirini for her work as a state legislator.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-05-18 - Filed [HR2100 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2100-Introduced.html
88R30524 TBO-D | ||
By: Morales Shaw | H.R. No. 2100 |
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WHEREAS, The Honorable Judith Zaffirini has greatly | ||
benefited her fellow citizens through her decades of distinguished | ||
service in the Texas Senate; and | ||
WHEREAS, The first Hispanic woman to serve in the chamber, | ||
Senator Zaffirini initially took office in 1987 and has represented | ||
the constituents of the 21st District for more than 36 years; | ||
throughout her tenure, she has never missed a vote, and in May 2023, | ||
she cast the 70,000th consecutive vote of her career, a feat that is | ||
unmatched both in Texas and nationwide; in addition, she has passed | ||
more bills than any other legislator in the history of the Texas | ||
Legislature; and | ||
WHEREAS, Senator Zaffirini is currently vice chair of the | ||
Senate Natural Resources and Economic Development Committee, and | ||
over the years, she has undertaken numerous other committee | ||
assignments, including chairing the Government Organization and | ||
Higher Education Committees and holding the office of vice chair | ||
for the Finance, Education, and Agriculture, Water, and Rural | ||
Affairs Committees, to name but a few of her leadership roles; a | ||
prominent voice in energy policy, she has served as chair of the | ||
Eagle Ford Shale Legislative Caucus and as a longtime member of the | ||
Energy Council; and | ||
WHEREAS, Among her many accolades, Senator Zaffirini was | ||
inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame by Governor Greg Abbott | ||
in 2018, and she is the recipient of more than 1,000 awards for her | ||
professional and public service accomplishments; moreover, a | ||
number of buildings, grant programs, and scholarships at | ||
educational institutions across the state have been named in her | ||
honor; and | ||
WHEREAS, Senator Zaffirini has enjoyed a rewarding career as | ||
a communications specialist, and she operates her own business, | ||
Zaffirini Communications; she has excelled as an educator as well | ||
and draws on many years of teaching experience, including at the | ||
college and university level; active in her community and | ||
profession, she is a member of such organizations as the | ||
Philosophical Society of Texas, the International Communication | ||
Association, and the Association for Borderland Studies, and she | ||
has served as president of the Mr. South Texas Foundation and the | ||
D&J Alexander Foundation; she holds bachelor's, master's, and | ||
doctoral degrees from The University of Texas at Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Senator Judith Zaffirini has gained the respect and | ||
admiration of her colleagues and constituents alike for her | ||
outstanding leadership and work ethic, and her achievements stand | ||
as an inspiring example of dedicated public service; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize Senator Judith Zaffirini for her | ||
exceptional work as a state legislator 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 Senator Zaffirini as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |