Bill Text: TX HR387 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Fernando Landeros Verdugo for being named Mr. Amigo 2016 by the Mr. Amigo Association of Brownsville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-16 - Reported enrolled [HR387 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR387-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 387 | ||
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, Fernando Landeros Verdugo has been selected as | ||
| Mr. Amigo 2016 by the Mr. Amigo Association of Brownsville, and | ||
| this is a fitting opportunity to celebrate this outstanding | ||
| philanthropist's achievements and contributions; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Each year since 1964, the Mr. Amigo Association has | ||
| designated as "Mr. Amigo" an eminent Mexican citizen who has | ||
| contributed to the friendship between the United States and Mexico; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Mexico City in 1963, Fernando Landeros | ||
| earned his law degree at the Universidad Iberoamericana, studied | ||
| political philosophy and comparative governments at Harvard | ||
| University, and earned a master's degree in humanities and Mexican | ||
| history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Landeros is the founder and president of the | ||
| Fundación Teletón, which for the past 20 years has hosted a popular | ||
| nationwide telethon every December to raise money for the Centro de | ||
| Rehabilitación Infantil Teletón, a system of 22 pediatric | ||
| rehabilitation centers providing expert care to children with | ||
| disabilities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This remarkable effort has benefited more than | ||
| 96,000 families in Mexico and has distributed funds to over 500 | ||
| foundations and social work institutions, which in turn serve some | ||
| 293,000 people; Fundación Teletón also supports University | ||
| Teletón, which has trained nearly 1,000 therapists; in 2014, the | ||
| foundation opened its first Children's Rehabilitation Institute in | ||
| the United States, a 45,000-square-foot facility in San Antonio | ||
| that serves up to 600 patients a year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In recognition of his achievements, Mr. Landeros | ||
| was presented in 2006 with an honorary doctorate from the | ||
| Universidad Anáhuac México Sur, and in 2013 he received the Medal of | ||
| Civic Merit "Eduardo Neri and Legislators of 1913" from the Mexican | ||
| legislature; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Fernando Landeros has dedicated himself to | ||
| assisting and empowering disabled children, both in Mexico and the | ||
| United States, and his exemplary efforts have made a positive | ||
| difference in thousands of lives while helping strengthen the bonds | ||
| of friendship between two great nations; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Fernando Landeros Verdugo on being | ||
| named Mr. Amigo 2016 and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success in his important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Landeros as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Oliveira | ||
| Lucio III | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 387 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
