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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Saul Mendoza has ably served his fellow Texans as |
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chief of staff in the office of State Representative James White |
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during the 87th Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Since becoming a legislative employee, Mr. Mendoza |
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has handled a wide variety of challenging tasks; he has provided |
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vital leadership to Representative White's staff, overseeing the |
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Capitol, district, and House Homeland Security and Public Safety |
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Committee offices while also assisting with the member's |
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legislative agenda and casework for constituents in Tyler, Jasper, |
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Newton, Hardin, and Polk Counties; Mr. Mendoza worked for |
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Representative White during four previous regular sessions of the |
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legislature, beginning as an intern and aide during the 83rd |
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Legislature and going on to become legislative and communications |
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director for the 84th Legislature; during the 85th Legislature, he |
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assumed his current role as the representative's chief of staff; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Ucareo, Michoacán, Mexico, Mr. Mendoza is |
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the son of Saul P. and Maria Felicitas Mendoza, and he moved to |
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California with his family before they settled in Lufkin, where he |
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graduated from high school magna cum laude in 2009; he studied |
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Spanish literature at The University of Texas at Austin, and even |
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before he graduated in 2012, he had already worked on the campaigns |
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of Representative James White and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and served |
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in the office of Representative Jim Landtroop during the 82nd |
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Legislature; in the years since, he has contributed his time and |
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energy to FreedomWorks and the campaigns of State Senator Konni |
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Burton and Governor Greg Abbott; in 2014, he was proud to become a |
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naturalized citizen of the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mendoza's accolades include being named Best |
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Legislative Director by Capitol Crowd in 2015, and his long service |
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has earned him appreciation as Representative White's "staffer of |
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all time"; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed public employee has performed his |
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duties as chief of staff with skill and dedication, and he is indeed |
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deserving of special recognition for his fine work; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Saul Mendoza for his service as chief of |
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staff for State Representative James White and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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White |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1525 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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