Bill Text: TX HR963 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Linda Jo Soliz on her election as the first female commissioner of Jim Hogg County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-03-18 - Referred to Rules & Resolutions [HR963 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR963-Introduced.html
83R11908 JWI-D | ||
By: Guillen | H.R. No. 963 |
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WHEREAS, Linda Jo Soliz became the first woman elected to | ||
serve as a commissioner of Jim Hogg County when she earned a | ||
majority of Precinct 1 votes in 2012; and | ||
WHEREAS, Raised by a family known for its civic engagement, | ||
Ms. Soliz is the daughter of Jose Gonzalez, who served as county | ||
treasurer for more than 19 years until his passing, and the daughter | ||
of Alicia Gonzalez, who served out her husband's term; in addition, | ||
Ms. Soliz's uncle, Primitivo Gonzalez, is a former Precinct 1 | ||
commissioner; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Soliz herself followed in her father's | ||
footsteps to become county treasurer in 1990, and she remained in | ||
that post for more than two decades; her three-year term as Precinct | ||
1 commissioner began on January 1, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Soliz enjoys the | ||
support and encouragement of her husband, Robert Soliz, as well as | ||
their children, Jo Ann and Susana; the couple's family also | ||
includes three treasured grandchildren, Trisha Ann, Joe Robert, and | ||
JoDee Lynn Stacy; and | ||
WHEREAS, Linda Jo Soliz has distinguished herself through her | ||
commitment to public service, and she is helping to make Jim Hogg | ||
County an even better place in which to live and work; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Linda Jo Soliz on her election as | ||
the first female commissioner of Jim Hogg County 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 Commissioner Soliz as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. |