Bill Text: TX HR2382 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Laura G. Tamez of San Antonio for her contributions to the legal profession and to public policy.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2382 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2382-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2382 |
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WHEREAS, For nearly 30 years, Laura G. Tamez of San Antonio | ||
has fiercely advocated to preserve for her clients the rights | ||
guaranteed in the 1876 Texas Constitution; and | ||
WHEREAS, A partner-shareholder in the Herrera Law Firm, | ||
Ms. Tamez serves as the 2023 president of the Texas Trial Lawyers | ||
Association; she was previously president of the San Antonio Trial | ||
Lawyers Association, and she has held a number of high offices in | ||
the TTLA, SATLA, the American Association for Justice, and other | ||
professional organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Tamez has testified on many occasions in the | ||
Texas Legislature, including in the House Committees on Judiciary | ||
and Civil Jurisprudence, Business and Industry, and Insurance and | ||
in the Senate Committees on State Affairs and Jurisprudence; and | ||
WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Ms. Tamez has | ||
received the TTLA's Don Bowen Distinguished Service Award and | ||
Michael Gallagher Legislative Advocacy Award, the San Antonio Bar | ||
Association's Legal Award for advocacy for injured migrants, and | ||
the SATLA Pat Maloney Sr. Courage Award; moreover, she has been | ||
recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer and featured in Scene in S.A.'s | ||
Inaugural List of San Antonio's Outstanding Women in the Law; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Tamez has authored professional articles and | ||
presented at legal seminars around the nation, often focusing on | ||
construction/oil and gas accident litigation and on traumatic brain | ||
injury; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Tamez has served in | ||
numerous volunteer capacities, including as co-chair of both the | ||
San Antonio Area Foundation's Women and Girls Development Fund and | ||
the National Association of Women Judges Conference held in | ||
San Antonio; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Tamez is a graduate of Texas A&M University and | ||
St. Mary's University School of Law, where she was honored with the | ||
Hispanic Law Alumni Association Henry B. Gonzalez Achievement Award | ||
for her work representing injured workers; in all her endeavors, | ||
she enjoys the love and support of her husband, George, and their | ||
children, Elena and Carlos; and | ||
WHEREAS, Laura Tamez has distinguished herself through her | ||
wide-ranging accomplishments, and her dedication to her clients and | ||
steadfast commitment to the Bill of Rights of the Texas | ||
Constitution are a source of inspiration to all; now, therefore, be | ||
it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Laura G. Tamez for her contributions to | ||
the legal profession and to public policy and extend to her sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Tamez as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Dutton | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2382 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||