Bill Text: TX HR252 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending custodian Joe Olvera for watching over William B. Travis Academy in Dallas during the February 2021 winter storm.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-23 - Reported enrolled [HR252 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR252-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 252 |
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WHEREAS, Joe Olvera, lead custodian at William B. Travis | ||
Academy in Dallas, demonstrated exceptional dedication to the | ||
school during the February 2021 winter storm; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Olvera has been a valued member of the staff at | ||
William B. Travis, a Dallas ISD magnet school for gifted and | ||
talented students, for 21 years; as the community was beset with an | ||
unprecedented bout of subfreezing weather, he went to the campus to | ||
keep watch over it in the frigid temperatures; and | ||
WHEREAS, Camping overnight in the more than half-century-old | ||
building, Mr. Olvera slept on an air mattress and brought along | ||
space heaters to keep himself warm; he made regular rounds of the | ||
building, monitoring the water pipes and repairing a number of | ||
small leaks, and thanks to his vigilance, the school was able to | ||
survive the historic weather event with minimal issues; and | ||
WHEREAS, Although Joe Olvera's commitment to his work as a | ||
custodian is well-known among the students, staff, and teachers of | ||
William B. Travis, he demonstrated a remarkable willingness to go | ||
above and beyond to safeguard the school at a challenging time for | ||
the community, and he is deserving of special praise for his | ||
actions; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend custodian Joe Olvera for watching over | ||
William B. Travis Academy in Dallas during the February 2021 winter | ||
storm and extend to him sincere appreciation for his efforts; and, | ||
be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Olvera as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Neave | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 252 was adopted by the House on March | ||
18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||