Bill Text: TX HR644 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Fred Farias III of McAllen on being named 2016 Optometrist of the Year by the American Optometric Association.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-13 - Reported enrolled [HR644 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR644-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 644 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Dr. Fred Farias III of McAllen won national | ||
| recognition in 2016 with his selection as Optometrist of the Year by | ||
| the American Optometric Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The AOA honored Dr. Farias for his years of service | ||
| to his patients, his profession, and to the public at large; a | ||
| graduate of the Southern College of Optometry, he is the CEO of | ||
| 20/20 Vision Care in McAllen, where he is a therapeutic optometrist | ||
| specializing in glaucoma; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Dr. Farias has served as president of the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley Optometric Society and the Texas Optometric Association, | ||
| which named him the state's Optometrist of the Year in 2015; he has | ||
| been an AOA Keyperson for more than two decades and has worked with | ||
| the association's Federal Legislative Action and Keyperson | ||
| Committee; Governor Rick Perry appointed him to the Texas Optometry | ||
| Board from 2001 to 2007, and more recently, Governor Greg Abbott | ||
| appointed him to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This caring professional has been the state | ||
| coordinator for Vision USA, which offers free eye care to | ||
| low-income individuals, and he has also volunteered with InfantSEE, | ||
| which provides no-cost eye assessments for infants; he is also a | ||
| charter member of the Optometry Cares Society, and he has sponsored | ||
| vision screenings for underserved communities in South Texas; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three decades, Dr. Fred Farias has provided | ||
| expert and compassionate care to his patients and become both a | ||
| state and national leader in his profession, and he is truly | ||
| deserving of this prestigious award from his peers; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Fred Farias III on being named | ||
| 2016 Optometrist of the Year by the American Optometric Association | ||
| 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 Dr. Farias as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Guerra | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 644 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 9, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
