Bill Text: TX HR563 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Ben Galvan on his receipt of the 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of Houston-Victoria.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR563 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR563-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 563 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Ben Galvan is being honored with the Distinguished | ||
| Alumnus Award by the University of Houston-Victoria at the UHV | ||
| Alumni Banquet on March 1, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade is presented to a UHV | ||
| graduate whose exceptional accomplishments, character, and record | ||
| of service represent the ideals and values of the university; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A first-generation college student, Mr. Galvan | ||
| worked full-time while attending UHV, and he graduated with a | ||
| master's degree in business administration in 1994; he has since | ||
| become the owner and president of CivilCorp, a transportation, | ||
| infrastructure, and site-development engineering firm based in | ||
| Victoria, as well as the owner of Tierra Linda, a local property | ||
| development company; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Galvan has given back to his alma mater as a | ||
| member of the UHV "Here, We Go" campaign committee; moreover, he has | ||
| served on the boards of the Citizens Medical Center, the Victoria | ||
| College Foundation, and the Victoria Independent School District | ||
| Education Foundation, and he has contributed to the Victoria | ||
| Chamber of Commerce by chairing its transportation committee and | ||
| establishing the South Texas Transportation Conference; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ben Galvan's outstanding dedication to the | ||
| University of Houston-Victoria and his community has truly enhanced | ||
| the lives of his fellow Texans, and he is indeed deserving of this | ||
| most recent honor; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Ben Galvan on his receipt of the | ||
| 2019 Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University of | ||
| Houston-Victoria and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Galvan as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 563 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
