Bill Text: TX HR296 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the dedication of the Sylvia A. Carreon Community Center in El Paso.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-10-18 - Filed [HR296 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HR296-Introduced.html

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87S31640 JGH-D
By: Ordaz Perez H.R. No. 296

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, A respected community leader has been honored with
the dedication of the new Sylvia A. Carreon Community Center in El
Paso on October 16, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Active in the Mission Valley area for many years,
Sylvia Carreon began coaching Lady Longhorns basketball teams more
than three decades ago; her squads competed in the city leagues,
with a number of the players winning scholarships or MVP
recognition, and some of the athletes she coached went on to play
basketball at the high school, college, and professional levels;
when there weren't enough girls' teams, she fought for and won the
right for young women to play in the boys' leagues; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Carreon has also been involved in a variety of
community service projects in the Mission Valley, and she
encouraged her players, fellow coaches, and players' families to
participate as well; for more than 20 years, she served as a deputy
with the El Paso County Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS, The new Carreon Community Center is a handsome
31,000-square-foot facility with an upper terrace, a deck, and a
renovated soccer field; in addition, it includes a double
gymnasium, a weight room, a community meeting space and kitchen, a
cyber lounge, and a courtyard; it is the first community center in
El Paso to be named for a Latina; and
WHEREAS, Sylvia Carreon has been a mentor and an inspiration
to countless young women, and the naming of this community
gathering place in her honor is a fitting tribute to her lifetime of
service to others; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the dedication
of the Sylvia A. Carreon Community Center and extend to Ms. Carreon
sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Carreon as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.