Bill Text: TX HR888 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Minerva Rodriguez Lopez of Robstown.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-14 - Reported enrolled [HR888 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR888-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 888 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Memories of a life filled with joyful times and | ||
| meaningful accomplishments remain to comfort the family and friends | ||
| of Minerva Rodriguez Lopez of Robstown, who passed away on June 26, | ||
| 2022, at the age of 84; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Nicholas and Maria Elena Gonzales | ||
| Rodriguez, the former Minerva Rodriguez was born in Robstown on | ||
| February 4, 1938, and she grew up with the companionship of four | ||
| siblings, Nicholas, Ramiro, Armando, and Maria Elena; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Lopez was a cofounder of Lopez Broadcasting, | ||
| where she enjoyed a rewarding career that spanned more than three | ||
| decades, and she cofounded Cotton Broadcasting with her husband, | ||
| Humberto Lozano Lopez, and son Carlos Lopez in 1985; four years | ||
| later, the trio established KMIQ Majic Tejano, one of the first | ||
| Spanish-language FM radio stations in the nation, and they | ||
| subsequently founded the KHMC Majic Tejano station in Victoria; | ||
| they went on to establish KLMO Tejano in San Antonio as well as a | ||
| number of broadcasting stations in Corpus Christi, and they found | ||
| further success in the television industry; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Lopez shared 55 years of marriage with her | ||
| husband before Mr. Lopez's passing in 2011; in addition to her son | ||
| Carlos, she took great pride in their 11 other children, Mario | ||
| Humberto, Luis Homero, Larry, Manuel, Humberto, Ernest, Mena Lamar, | ||
| Melinda, Ray, Lisa, and Mary Helen, and over the years, her | ||
| treasured family grew to include 39 grandchildren and 31 | ||
| great-grandchildren; sustained by a deep faith, she was a devoted | ||
| parishioner of St. Anthony Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Minerva Lopez lived a caring and purposeful life, | ||
| and she will forever be a source of inspiration to those who were | ||
| fortunate enough to know her; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Minerva Rodriguez | ||
| Lopez and extend heartfelt sympathy to all who mourn her passing; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Minerva | ||
| Lopez. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 888 was unanimously adopted by a | ||
| rising vote of the House on April 14, 2023. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
