Bill Text: TX HR23 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Teresa Rangel on her retirement as chief of community relations at Fort Bliss.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-07 - Reported enrolled [HR23 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR23-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 23 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Teresa Rangel is retiring as chief of community | ||
| relations for the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss in October 2021, drawing | ||
| to a close an exemplary career with the Public Affairs Office that | ||
| has spanned nearly three decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among her many responsibilities at the Fort Bliss | ||
| installation in El Paso, Ms. Rangel conducts briefings for military | ||
| personnel, coordinates press conferences for local, national, and | ||
| international journalists, and manages crisis communications; | ||
| moreover, she writes speeches for senior staff in both English and | ||
| Spanish, serves as a Spanish spokesperson for television, radio, | ||
| and print media, and supervises new employees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A longtime senior communications specialist, | ||
| Ms. Rangel has arranged interviews for such high-profile figures as | ||
| the president of the United States and visits by U.S. secretaries of | ||
| defense; additionally, she has traveled with former Iraq War | ||
| prisoners of war as a public affairs escort, served as a garrison | ||
| tour guide for international dignitaries, and promoted the | ||
| professionalism and leadership of U.S. Army soldiers through a | ||
| variety of community events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, Ms. Rangel is actively involved | ||
| with a number of veterans organizations and has served on the Sun | ||
| Bowl Association Board of Advisors since 2010; she has further | ||
| distinguished herself as a member of the board of Associates of | ||
| Vietnam Veterans of America, as president of AVVA Chapter No. 574, | ||
| and as director of AVVA Region 7, and she has been honored as the | ||
| AVVA National and Texas Associate Member of the Year; moreover, she | ||
| has received numerous accolades over the course of her career, | ||
| including four Special Act Awards from the Public Affairs Office, | ||
| an Achievement Award for Civilian Service, and a Commanding | ||
| General's Award for Civilian Service; she holds a bachelor's degree | ||
| in communication-public relations from The University of Texas at | ||
| El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Teresa Rangel's dedication, hard work, and | ||
| commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of the | ||
| U.S. Army at Fort Bliss, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a | ||
| career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her | ||
| life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Teresa Rangel | ||
| on her retirement as chief of community relations at Fort Bliss 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 Ms. Rangel as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Fierro | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 23 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
