Bill Text: TX HR445 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Kathryn Lucero on her service with the Texas Secretary of State Colonias Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR445 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR445-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 445 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Our communities draw immeasurable strength from | ||
| individuals like Kathryn Lucero, whose work with the Texas | ||
| Secretary of State Colonias Program has contributed significantly | ||
| to the quality of life in El Paso County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2009, Ms. Lucero has served as an El | ||
| Paso-based ombudsperson for the Texas Secretary of State Colonias | ||
| Program, an initiative to provide water and wastewater services | ||
| along the Texas/Mexico border; in this role, she assesses the needs | ||
| of the community, helps oversee infrastructure projects, and | ||
| conducts meetings with state agencies, elected officials, | ||
| municipal and county governments, utility companies, and nonprofit | ||
| organizations; she has further benefited residents of the colonias | ||
| through her instrumental role in establishing a series of financial | ||
| literacy workshops; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This notable Texan has also given generously of her | ||
| time and talents as a member of the Ysleta Independent School | ||
| District Board of Trustees, as commissioner for the El Paso County | ||
| Housing Authority Board, and as secretary of the Ysleta Education | ||
| Foundation board; she holds a bachelor's degree in social | ||
| psychology from Park University and a master's degree in human | ||
| resources from Webster University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kathryn Lucero has demonstrated a long-standing | ||
| commitment to ensuring that her fellow citizens have access to | ||
| vital resources and services, and she is indeed deserving of | ||
| recognition for her tireless efforts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Kathryn Lucero on | ||
| her contributions to the Texas Secretary of State Colonias Program | ||
| and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Lucero as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| González of El Paso | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 445 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
