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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The CPS Energy Board of Trustees elected Janie |
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Martinez Gonzalez and Dr. Francine Sanders Romero as the chair and |
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vice chair, respectively, on January 30, 2023, marking the first |
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time that two women will lead the board together; and |
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WHEREAS, First named to the board of trustees in 2019, Janie |
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Martinez Gonzalez also chairs the CPS Energy technology and |
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resilience and personnel committees and serves on the nominations, |
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operations oversight, and risk management committees; this |
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respected entrepreneur and philanthropist founded one of the first |
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web development companies in South Texas, Webhead, and she went on |
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to establish LATINA CEO, a professional consultant firm for |
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minority women, and the Cascarón Bash, a charity event; she is also |
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a member of the boards of a number of worthy organizations, |
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including the Southside First Economic Development Council and the |
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Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation; she is a graduate of |
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The University of Texas at San Antonio and the UT Austin McCombs |
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School of Business; and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning her tenure on the CPS Energy Board of |
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Trustees in 2022, Dr. Francine Sanders Romero acts as chair of the |
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operations oversight and risk management committees in addition to |
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serving as vice chair of the board of trustees; she is an associate |
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professor at UTSA and chair of the university's Department of |
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Public Administration; active in her community, she has given |
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generously of her time and talents through leadership roles with |
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the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy and the Hill Country Alliance, |
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among other organizations, and she has made vital contributions to |
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the City of San Antonio Conservation Advisory Board; she holds a |
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master's degree and doctorate in political science from the |
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University of California, Riverside; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout their careers, these exceptional women |
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have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and |
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long-standing commitment to their fellow citizens, and it is a |
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pleasure to recognize them as they usher in a new era in the history |
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of CPS Energy; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Janie Martinez Gonzalez and |
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Dr. Francine Sanders Romero on their election as chair and vice |
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chair of the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and extend to them sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Ms. Gonzalez and Dr. Romero as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |