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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alonzo Cantu has greatly benefited the Rio Grande |
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Valley through his tireless endeavors as an entrepreneur and civic |
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leader; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mexican immigrants, Mr. Cantu worked in |
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the fields alongside his parents before they started a small |
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construction company; he went on to become the first in his family |
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to graduate from college, earning his bachelor's degree in finance |
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from the University of Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cantu subsequently followed in his father's |
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footsteps, embarking on a career as a builder in the late 1970s; the |
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president and CEO of Cantu Construction and Development, he later |
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branched into real estate development, title insurance, and health |
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care; in 1999, he and a group of nine doctors established Doctors |
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Hospital at Renaissance Health System, which grew into one of the |
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nation's largest physician-owned hospitals, and he serves the board |
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as finance committee chair; he is also chair of Lone Star National |
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Bank, a Hispanic-owned and operated financial institution; |
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venturing into sports, he acquired two minor-league teams, the Rio |
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Grande Valley FC Toros, a United Soccer League squad, and the Rio |
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Grande Valley Vipers, an NBA development team; and |
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WHEREAS, A pillar of the region's business community, |
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Mr. Cantu serves in numerous key leadership roles; he is a member of |
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the boards of the University of Houston and the Hidalgo County |
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Regional Mobility Authority; moreover, he works to advance the |
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quality of medical care as chair of the Border Health Political |
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Action Committee; he is a founder and chair of the Advocacy Alliance |
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Center of Texas, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to |
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encouraging participation in civic life and increasing the number |
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of voters; in addition, he is founder and chair of the Valley |
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Alliance of Mentors for Opportunities and Scholarships (VAMOS), a |
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nonprofit organization that has raised millions of dollars to help |
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deserving students in Hidalgo, Starr, and Cameron Counties attend |
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college; he is the recipient of numerous accolades, among them the |
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2012 University of Houston's President's Medallion and its |
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Distinguished Alumni Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Alonzo Cantu has contributed significantly to the |
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prosperity of the Rio Grande Valley through his business ventures |
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while setting an inspiring example of philanthropy, and his |
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achievements have earned the respect and admiration of all who are |
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privileged to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Alonzo Cantu for his accomplishments and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Cantu as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |