Bill Text: TX SR415 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing Walter Miller on the occasion of his retirement.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-04-16 - Reported enrolled [SR415 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SR415-Introduced.html

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89R23953 HMR-D
By: Blanco S.R. No. 415

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Walter Miller is retiring as the Place 1 alderman
for the Town of Horizon City in May 2025; and
WHEREAS, A devoted public servant, Mr. Miller has given
generously of his time to benefit the residents of Horizon City
since 1998; he served as a member of the town's board of adjustment,
and he began his distinguished tenure on the Horizon City Council in
2000; elected mayor in 2007, he remained in that office for eight
years before becoming the Place 1 alderman; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller has further contributed to the broader
El Paso community by serving as a board member for the East Campus
of The Hospitals of Providence, the Rio Grande Council of
Governments, and the El Paso Central Appraisal District; moreover,
he chaired the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, and he
worked to strengthen partnerships between local government and
businesses when he led the governmental relations executive
committee of the Greater El Paso Chamber of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Miller earned a bachelor's degree in
agricultural economics from Texas A&M University in 1977; he has
worked for more than three decades as an environmental consultant,
most recently as the manager of client development services and
environmental services for Terracon Consultants, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, Through his dedication, expertise, and leadership,
Walter Miller has greatly benefited the citizens of Horizon City,
and he may indeed reflect with pride on a job well done as he embarks
on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
hereby congratulate Walter Miller on his retirement from the
Horizon City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Miller as an expression of high regard by the Texas
Senate.