Bill Text: TX SR406 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Helen Ramirez on her appointment as city manager of Brownsville.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-13 - Reported enrolled [SR406 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR406-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the Brownsville City Commission and the entire community in | ||
| recognizing the appointment of Helen Ramirez as the city manager | ||
| of Brownsville; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Helen Ramirez was appointed to the position of | ||
| city manager of Brownsville in January of 2023; the standout | ||
| candidate in a rigorous selection process, Helen was chosen from | ||
| a nationwide pool of competitive applicants to manage the largest | ||
| city in the Rio Grande Valley; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Helen previously served the City of Brownsville | ||
| as interim city manager and deputy city manager, and she brings | ||
| more than 20 years of experience in municipal government, urban | ||
| planning, and economic development; she also served as executive | ||
| director and chief executive officer of the Greater Brownsville | ||
| Incentives Corporation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Helen has done much to benefit the Brownsville | ||
| community in her former leadership roles; she was instrumental in | ||
| stimulating economic growth, accelerating downtown | ||
| redevelopment, overhauling development codes, preparing the | ||
| city's first Mobility Transportation Plan, and strengthening the | ||
| city's organizational structure; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Prior to joining the City of Brownsville, Helen | ||
| served communities in Central Texas and Southern California; | ||
| before entering public service, she worked for 10 years in the | ||
| private sector managing complex and high-profile economic | ||
| development projects in the United States and internationally, | ||
| including the award-winning $115 million New Space and Missile | ||
| Command Center redevelopment project at the Los Angeles Air Force | ||
| Base; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of extraordinary aptitude and | ||
| intelligence, Helen holds a degree in city and regional planning | ||
| from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and | ||
| has earned an American Institute of Certified Planners | ||
| certification, and the residents and leaders of Brownsville | ||
| welcome the substantial improvements that Helen will continue to | ||
| implement as the first woman to serve as Brownsville's city | ||
| manager; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Helen Ramirez on her appointment as | ||
| city manager of Brownsville and extend to her best wishes for | ||
| success during her administration and in all her future | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 13, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
