Bill Text: TX HR2335 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring Mayor Norberto Salinas for his service to Mission.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2013-05-23 - Reported enrolled [HR2335 Detail]

Download: Texas-2013-HR2335-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 2335

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The city of Mission has benefited greatly from the
steadfast leadership of the Honorable Norberto Salinas, who has
ably served his fellow citizens as mayor for the past 15 years; and
WHEREAS, Elected to the first of five terms in 1998, Mayor
Salinas has guided Mission as it has emerged as one of the Rio
Grande Valley's fastest-growing cities; during his tenure, the
community has welcomed the arrival of Advance Auto Parts, The Home
Depot, and many other new employers, and the completion of the
Anzalduas Bridge has energized the economy as well; he previously
served as the commissioner of Hidalgo County Precinct 3 from 1980 to
1992; and
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mayor Salinas has benefited the Lone
Star State through his service by gubernatorial appointment on the
Indigent Health Care Task Force, the Texas Funeral Service
Commission, and the board of the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs, and he has chaired the Texas Department of
Transportation MPO Policy Committee; he has further given of his
time and talents to the Hidalgo County Chapter of the American Red
Cross, and he has served the Mission Chamber of Commerce as a member
of the board and of the President's Club; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Salinas was named Man of the Year by the City
of Mission in 1987, and he has received a host of other accolades,
including the 2008 Citizen of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of
Mission, the Mr. Amigos Award from Amigos del Valle, and
recognition by such organizations as the Hidalgo County Juvenile
Court, the Sullivan City Head Start Program, and Children,
Families, and Elderly of the Abram-Perezville Community; and
WHEREAS, A successful businessman as well as a dedicated
public servant, Mayor Salinas is president of S&F Developers and
helps to run his family's ranch; he is devoted to his wife, Yvonne,
and to his 5 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren;
and
WHEREAS, Mayor Salinas has distinguished himself through his
accomplishments in office and his record of civic engagement, and
in doing so, he has helped to make Mission an even better place in
which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commend Mayor Norberto Salinas for his
outstanding contributions to the city of Mission and extend to him
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mayor Salinas as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Guerra
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2335 was adopted by the House on May
22, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House