Bill Text: TX HR2478 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of former Mission mayor Norberto "Beto" Salinas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-30 - Reported enrolled [HR2478 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2478-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2478 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Residents of Mission lost an iconic civic leader | ||
| with the passing of former mayor Norberto Salinas on May 25, 2023, | ||
| at the age of 77; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to his community, "Beto" Salinas | ||
| began his career in public service in 1980 as the Hidalgo County | ||
| commissioner for Precinct 3, and he served in that capacity for 12 | ||
| years; in 1998, he won his first mayoral race, and he went on to lead | ||
| Mission for the next two decades; his achievements included | ||
| spearheading the effort to build the Anzalduas International | ||
| Bridge, and he was the longtime vice chair of the bridge board; | ||
| acting strategically, he benefited the community through long-term | ||
| planning, and he never hesitated to go to bat for his constituents; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mayor Salinas was appointed to statewide | ||
| organizations by four different governors and served on the | ||
| Indigent Health Care Advisory Task Force, the Texas Funeral Service | ||
| Commission, and the board of the Texas Department of Housing and | ||
| Community Affairs; in addition, he served as chair of the Lower Rio | ||
| Grande Valley Development Council Board of Directors and of the | ||
| Texas Department of Transportation Metropolitan Planning | ||
| Organization Policy Committee, and he served numerous other | ||
| organizations in leadership roles, among them the Hidalgo chapter | ||
| of the American Red Cross, the Mission Chamber of Commerce, and the | ||
| Boy Scouts of America; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The recipient of myriad accolades, Mayor Salinas was | ||
| named the 1987 Man of the Year for the City of Mission and the 2008 | ||
| Citizen of the Year by the Rotary Club of Mission; he was also | ||
| selected as Mr. Mission and inducted into the Rio Grande Valley | ||
| Walk of Fame; in private life, he was a rancher and businessman, | ||
| breeding Brahman cattle and serving as president of S&F Developers | ||
| and Builders; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Beto Salinas left a lasting and positive imprint on | ||
| Mission through his unwavering dedication to his community, and | ||
| although he will be deeply missed, his contributions will continue | ||
| to resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Norberto Salinas and | ||
| extend sincere sympathy to the members of his family: to his | ||
| children, Ricardo Lee Salinas, Norberto Salinas Jr., Maribel | ||
| Salinas, Marina Salinas, and Christina Salinas; to his | ||
| grandchildren, Denise Delgado, Jacob Lee Salinas, Christian Lee | ||
| Salinas, Adan Salinas, Victoria Salinas, Miguel Adan Delgado, | ||
| Natalie Vela, Yolanda Salinas, Norberto Salinas III, and Anabel | ||
| Salinas Garcia; to his great-grandchildren, Diego Escamilla, | ||
| Isabela Escamilla, Catalina Ines Salinas, Joel Salinas, Aurelio | ||
| Legacy Goburn, Isac Delgado, Abram Delgado, Clarisa Silva, and | ||
| Karina Silva; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, be | ||
| it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Beto | ||
| Salinas. | ||
| Muñoz, Jr. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2478 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
