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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eva Eloisa DeLuna Castro retired from Every Texan in |
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2022, drawing to a close more than 24 years of dedicated service to |
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the nonprofit advocacy organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Mexico, Ms. DeLuna Castro attended |
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Harvard University, where she received her bachelor's degree in |
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1988 with honors; she later earned a master's degree from the LBJ |
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School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. DeLuna Castro worked for the Texas House of |
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Representatives and the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public |
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Accounts before joining the Center for Public Policy Priorities, |
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known today as Every Texan; in her role as state budget analyst, she |
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oversaw the organization's fiscal policy analysis and cultivated an |
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encyclopedic understanding of the legislative process, state |
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fiscal matters, socioeconomic data, and other issues impacting |
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Texans; over the course of her career, she set the gold standard for |
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independent analysis of Texas public budgets and spending in the |
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public interest; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. DeLuna Castro authored countless reports and |
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analyses on Texas government spending issues and trends, and she |
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worked tirelessly to educate Texans on how taxes and spending |
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affect their lives and create more equitable opportunities for all |
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citizens; she also demonstrated great skill in using social media |
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to highlight important data, benefiting her colleagues, |
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legislators and their staff, as well as the general public; since |
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her retirement, she has returned to the Texas Legislature to serve |
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as senior policy analyst in the office of Representative Trey |
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Martinez Fischer; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her dedication and expertise, Eva DeLuna |
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Castro has contributed immeasurably to the goal of strengthening |
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public policy in order to ensure that people of all backgrounds can |
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thrive and fulfill their potential, and in so doing, she has earned |
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the admiration and affection of her colleagues and the lasting |
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appreciation of her fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Eva Eloisa DeLuna Castro for her more |
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than 24 years of service to Every Texan and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success in her invaluable work; 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 Ms. DeLuna Castro as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |