Bill Text: TX SR49 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 4th Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Jose Victor Baldovinos for his work as environmental health director for the City of South Padre Island.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-30 - Reported enrolled [SR49 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR49-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Texas Environmental Health Association | ||
| South Texas Chapter 20th Annual Educational Conference is | ||
| taking place from December 6 through 8, 2023, providing a | ||
| fitting opportunity to recognize the chapter's president, | ||
| Jose Victor Baldovinos; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Victor Baldovinos has enjoyed a rewarding | ||
| career as the first environmental health director for the City | ||
| of South Padre Island; his many responsibilities have | ||
| included overseeing a wide range of projects and programs, | ||
| including those for Code Enforcement, Animal Control, and | ||
| Health Inspections, and he has helped neighboring communities | ||
| establish their own environmental health departments; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his first year in public service, | ||
| Mr. Baldovinos recognized a need for environmental health | ||
| training programs in the Rio Grande Valley area; he joined | ||
| TEHA and began organizing local conferences, and over the past | ||
| two decades, his training events have attracted countless | ||
| attendees from across the state; in addition, he has served as | ||
| president of TEHA and of the organization's South Texas | ||
| Chapter; he has also been involved in a number of other | ||
| professional and civic organizations, and he has held | ||
| leadership positions with the Port Isabel Housing Authority, | ||
| Volunteer Fire Department, and Historical Museum, as well as | ||
| the Knights of Columbus Council No. 4779 and the Laguna Madre | ||
| Golf Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Among his many achievements, Mr. Baldovinos | ||
| received the Certificate of Merit from the National | ||
| Environmental Health Association, the Members Spotlight and | ||
| Presidents Awards from TEHA, the Founder Recognition Award | ||
| from the Valley Environmental Coalition, and the Ruth Hendy | ||
| Award from the Mid-Continental Association of Food & Drug | ||
| Officials; he holds a bachelor's degree in multidisciplinary | ||
| studies with honors from The University of Texas Rio Grande | ||
| Valley; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Victor Baldovinos has greatly benefited the | ||
| South Padre community and the TEHA South Texas Chapter through | ||
| his skilled leadership, and it is a pleasure to join in | ||
| honoring him for his commitment to excellence; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby honor Jose Victor | ||
| Baldovinos on his work as environmental health director for the | ||
| City of South Padre Island and as president of the TEHA South | ||
| Texas Chapter and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success in his important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Baldovinos as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on November 30, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
