Bill Text: TX HR464 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Honorable Veronica Escobar of El Paso on her election as county judge of El Paso County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-16 - Reported enrolled [HR464 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR464-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 464 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Honorable Veronica Escobar took office in | ||
| January 2011 as county judge of El Paso County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and raised in the lower valley, | ||
| Veronica Escobar graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso | ||
| in 1991 and earned a master's degree from New York University in | ||
| 1993; she worked at El Paso Community College, UTEP, and various | ||
| nonprofits before being elected to the El Paso County Commissioners | ||
| Court from Precinct 2 in 2007; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During her tenure as a commissioner, Judge Escobar | ||
| organized and hosted the county's first Shared Services Summits, | ||
| which brought together multiple school districts and | ||
| municipalities, the hospital district, the community college, and | ||
| the county; the events resulted in the creation of a shared | ||
| technology data center, joint purchasing, integrated IT services, | ||
| and other projects that have saved area taxpayers millions of | ||
| dollars; she was also deeply engaged in issues related to health | ||
| care, border policy, nature tourism, and transportation, as well as | ||
| government consolidation, the revitalization of downtown El Paso, | ||
| and economic development; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Judge Escobar has given generously of her time and | ||
| talents to numerous civic organizations, among them Community | ||
| Scholars, the Border Network for Human Rights, the Border Fair | ||
| Housing and Economic Justice Center, the Hispanic Leadership | ||
| Institute, and the Women's Political Action Committee of El Paso; | ||
| she has been recognized by the Center for Civic Engagement and by | ||
| Women for an Ethical El Paso, and she has been named Elected | ||
| Official of the Year by the El Paso branch of the National | ||
| Association of Social Workers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has exemplified the highest | ||
| standards of public service and worked tirelessly to advance the | ||
| common good, and she is indeed deserving of commendation as she | ||
| takes on the challenges of her new office; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Veronica Escobar on | ||
| her election as county judge of El Paso County and extend to her | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Judge Escobar as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 464 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 3, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
