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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Teresa Rangel is retiring as chief of community |
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relations for the U.S. Army at Fort Bliss in October 2021, drawing |
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to a close an exemplary career with the Public Affairs Office that |
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has spanned nearly three decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Among her many responsibilities at the Fort Bliss |
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installation in El Paso, Ms. Rangel conducts briefings for military |
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personnel, coordinates press conferences for local, national, and |
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international journalists, and manages crisis communications; |
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moreover, she writes speeches for senior staff in both English and |
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Spanish, serves as a Spanish spokesperson for television, radio, |
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and print media, and supervises new employees; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime senior communications specialist, |
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Ms. Rangel has arranged interviews for such high-profile figures as |
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the president of the United States and visits by U.S. secretaries of |
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defense; additionally, she has traveled with former Iraq War |
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prisoners of war as a public affairs escort, served as a garrison |
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tour guide for international dignitaries, and promoted the |
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professionalism and leadership of U.S. Army soldiers through a |
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variety of community events; and |
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WHEREAS, An engaged citizen, Ms. Rangel is actively involved |
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with a number of veterans organizations and has served on the Sun |
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Bowl Association Board of Advisors since 2010; she has further |
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distinguished herself as a member of the board of Associates of |
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Vietnam Veterans of America, as president of AVVA Chapter No. 574, |
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and as director of AVVA Region 7, and she has been honored as the |
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AVVA National and Texas Associate Member of the Year; moreover, she |
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has received numerous accolades over the course of her career, |
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including four Special Act Awards from the Public Affairs Office, |
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an Achievement Award for Civilian Service, and a Commanding |
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General's Award for Civilian Service; she holds a bachelor's degree |
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in communication-public relations from The University of Texas at |
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El Paso; and |
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WHEREAS, Teresa Rangel's dedication, hard work, and |
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commitment to excellence have greatly benefited the mission of the |
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U.S. Army at Fort Bliss, and she may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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career well spent as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Teresa Rangel |
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on her retirement as chief of community relations at Fort Bliss and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rangel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |