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 | ||