Bill Text: TX HR271 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Colonel Manuel Rodriguez on his promotion to brigadier general and his assignment as deputy commander, Army, Texas State Guard.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-25 - Reported enrolled [HR271 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR271-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 271 |
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WHEREAS, Colonel Manuel Rodriguez is being promoted to | ||
brigadier general and assigned as deputy commander, Army, Texas | ||
State Guard, on February 27, 2011; and | ||
WHEREAS, Born in Seattle, Washington, Colonel Rodriguez | ||
began his military career on August 17, 1983, when he was | ||
commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army; a veteran of | ||
Operation Desert Storm, he has seen duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, as | ||
well as in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Honduras, and Germany; and | ||
WHEREAS, During his distinguished 22-year tenure in the army, | ||
Colonel Rodriguez served as a plans officer for the 1st Cavalry | ||
Division, as executive officer for the 312th Military Intelligence | ||
Battalion and 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, as plans officer | ||
for the III Corps, as deputy director of strategic plans and policy | ||
in the Combined Forces Command--Afghanistan, and as chief of plans | ||
for the III Corps; he also taught military science at the University | ||
of South Dakota; and | ||
WHEREAS, After retiring from the army in 2005, Colonel | ||
Rodriguez joined the Texas State Guard as commander of the 2nd Civil | ||
Affairs Regiment; since 2010 he has served the state guard as the J1 | ||
personnel officer; and | ||
WHEREAS, Colonel Rodriguez holds a bachelor's degree in | ||
history and master's degrees in military arts and sciences and in | ||
public administration; he is a graduate of the Army Airborne School | ||
and Air Assault School, the Armor Officer Basic Course, the | ||
Military Intelligence Officer Advanced Course, the Combined Arms | ||
and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff School, | ||
and the School of Advanced Military Studies; and | ||
WHEREAS, This esteemed officer and his wife, Teresa, take | ||
great pride in their family, which includes three children, | ||
Melissa, Megan, and Manuel, and a grandchild; and | ||
WHEREAS, An accomplished leader who brings exceptional | ||
knowledge, skill, and experience to his new post, Manuel Rodriguez | ||
is an invaluable asset to the Texas State Guard, and his promotion | ||
to the rank of brigadier general is indeed well deserved; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Manuel Rodriguez on his promotion | ||
to the rank of brigadier general and his assignment as deputy | ||
commander, Army, Texas State Guard, and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Colonel Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Flynn | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 271 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||