Bill Text: TX HR215 | 2011 | 82nd Legislature 1st Special | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of the Cali Carranza community gymnasium in Pharr and honoring Mr. Carranza for his achievements and service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-07-05 - Reported enrolled [HR215 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR215-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 215 | ||
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| WHEREAS, A community gymnasium in Pharr is being renamed in | ||
| 2011 for hometown musician and leading citizen Cali Carranza; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Pharr in 1953 to Magdaleno and Adela | ||
| Carranza, Cali Carranza was one of six children; he worked as a | ||
| migrant farmworker in Michigan and Indiana during the 1960s and | ||
| attended Pharr-San Juan-Alamo High School, where he was an honor | ||
| student and a national mathematics award winner; after graduating | ||
| in 1971, he served in the United States Army, and he later worked as | ||
| an Army Reserve recruiter, winning many awards for his efforts; in | ||
| addition, he studied at The University of Texas-Pan American; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Carranza showed a natural talent for music at an | ||
| early age, learning to play the drums and accordion when he was | ||
| eight years old and joining his father's conjunto band for | ||
| performances; he ultimately became proficient on more than 20 | ||
| instruments, teaching himself by ear, and he has written and | ||
| arranged hundreds of songs; he played the accordion and sang with | ||
| Conjunto Bernal and Roberto Pulido y Los Classicos, and in 1976 he | ||
| started his own band, Los Formales; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This skilled musician has recorded more than 20 | ||
| albums and performed for thousands of fans throughout the United | ||
| States and Mexico; his work has been recognized with numerous | ||
| awards, including the Pharr Musical Heritage Award in 2008 and a | ||
| lifetime achievement award from the Tejano Music Awards in 2010, | ||
| and he has been inducted into the Tejano Music Hall of Fame; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Carranza has shared his time and talents in his | ||
| community in a number of ways; he was appointed to a United States | ||
| Selective Service board by President George H. W. Bush and held that | ||
| post for more than two decades, and he served for four years on the | ||
| City of Pharr Bridge Board, which was focused on the construction of | ||
| the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge; he has further | ||
| distinguished himself by serving as chair of the Pharr Housing | ||
| Authority board for four terms and by directing the choir at | ||
| St. Anne's Catholic Church for nearly 20 years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Carranza enjoys the | ||
| love and support of his wife of 35 years, Maria, and he takes pride | ||
| in a fine family that includes two daughters, Marissa and Claire, | ||
| and six grandchildren, Cali Michael, Matthew, Elijah, Ethan, Ava, | ||
| and Ella; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Cali Carranza has delighted music lovers and has | ||
| worked in behalf of the citizens of his hometown for many years, and | ||
| it is indeed fitting that his contributions to Pharr be recognized | ||
| with this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication | ||
| of the Cali Carranza community gymnasium in Pharr and honor | ||
| Mr. Carranza for his achievements and service; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Carranza as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Munoz, Jr. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 215 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
