R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The residents of Hidalgo County and the city of

 1-2     McAllen owe a great debt of gratitude to H. F. "Beto" Longoria for

 1-3     the many significant contributions he has made to the betterment of

 1-4     this fine region; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Among Mr. Longoria's numerous accomplishments are

 1-6     nine years of service on the City of McAllen International Toll

 1-7     Bridge Board of Trustees from 1985 to 1994, during which time he

 1-8     served two terms as vice chairman of this essential governing

 1-9     board; he was instrumental in the planning stage of the Bridge

1-10     Expansion Project and was highly involved with the planning and

1-11     construction of the new port facility; and

1-12           WHEREAS, From 1975 to 1983, this dedicated individual was an

1-13     active member of the Board of Commissioners of the City of McAllen;

1-14     as a city commissioner, Mr. Longoria capably represented his fellow

1-15     citizens in many important policy decisions affecting the quality

1-16     of life in his community; and

1-17           WHEREAS, This exemplary Texan has also served on the

1-18     Firemen's Pension Board, chairing that body for two of his four

1-19     years of service, and as McAllen's representative on the Lower Rio

1-20     Grande Valley Development Council and the Inter-American Relations

1-21     Council; his long list of appointments further includes an 11-year

1-22     membership on the Hospital Board, with four years in the capacity

1-23     of vice chairman, and a one-year tenure on the Board of

1-24     Equalization; and

 2-1           WHEREAS, H. F. "Beto" Longoria remains a respected resident

 2-2     of  McAllen today, and his many years of service to the citizens of

 2-3     the Rio Grande Valley are indeed deserving of special legislative

 2-4     recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it

 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-6     Legislature hereby commend H. F. "Beto" Longoria for his longtime

 2-7     community service and extend to him sincere best wishes for

 2-8     continued success and happiness in the future; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for Mr. Longoria as an expression of high regard by the

2-11     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                   Gutierrez

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 658 was adopted by the House on May

         2, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House