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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 531

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride

 1-4     in recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini, President Pro Tempore of

 1-5     the Texas Senate, who is being honored April 19, 1997, as

 1-6     Governor for a Day; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Of the 338 Texans who have served as Governor for

 1-8     a Day, Senator Zaffirini is only the fifth woman and the first

 1-9     Hispanic woman to do so; and

1-10           WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Senate since 1987,

1-11     Senator Zaffirini is the first Hispanic woman senator in Texas

1-12     and is the first border resident in 20 years to be elected to

1-13     represent District 21; the senior senator from the border and for

1-14     Bexar County, she carried all the counties in District 21 in each

1-15     of her three reelections; and

1-16           WHEREAS, One of the Senate's most highly respected members,

1-17     Senator Zaffirini is the only senator with a career-long 100

1-18     percent attendance record and voting record; she cast more than

1-19     15,000 consecutive votes during six regular and 12 special sessions;

1-20     and

1-21           WHEREAS, She has been honored with over 250 awards for her

1-22     legislative and professional work; she was named Texas Heroine and

1-23     Outstanding Legislator and Friend of Business by the Texas Chamber

 2-1     of Commerce in 1994, and she has been named Legislator of the Year

 2-2     by numerous organizations, including the Texas Public Health

 2-3     Association, the Texas Chapter of the American Heart Association,

 2-4     and the Texas Alliance for the Mentally Ill; and

 2-5           WHEREAS, A woman of wide-ranging expertise, she was named

 2-6     Legislative Crime Fighter of the Year by the Greater Dallas Crime

 2-7     Commission and a Friend of Education by the Texas Classroom

 2-8     Teachers Association; she received the internationally prestigious

 2-9     Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon Medal of Merit for her leadership in

2-10     strengthening relations and promoting trade with Mexico; and

2-11           WHEREAS, Senator Zaffirini serves as chairwoman of the Health

2-12     and Human Services Committee and is a member of the Education and

2-13     Finance committees; she is noted for promoting child/family related

2-14     issues in Texas and received the Children's Trust Fund of Texas

2-15     Award of 1996; and

2-16           WHEREAS, An award-winning communications specialist, she

2-17     earned numerous first place awards in statewide contests sponsored

2-18     by organizations such as the Texas Professional Communicators; and

2-19           WHEREAS, Throughout Senator Zaffirini's successful career and

2-20     public service, she has enjoyed the love and support of her husband,

2-21     Carlos M. Zaffirini, and her son, Carlos M. Zaffirini, Jr.; and

2-22           WHEREAS, An outstanding legislator, Senator Zaffirini has

2-23     served her constituency and the people of Texas with exceptional

2-24     dedication, loyalty, leadership, and skill; and

2-25           WHEREAS, Judith Zaffirini is a uniquely gifted lady who gives

 3-1     generously of her time and talent to the benefit of our state, and

 3-2     her leadership is a valuable asset to the Texas Legislature; and

 3-3           WHEREAS, In a tribute to her outstanding abilities,

 3-4     Senator Zaffirini was elected President Pro Tempore of the

 3-5     Texas Senate on January 14, 1997, the opening day of the

 3-6     75th Legislature; and

 3-7           WHEREAS, The Governor-for-a-Day celebration is a longtime,

 3-8     cherished legislative tradition, and this year's event is a

 3-9     fitting opportunity to express appreciation to and respect for

3-10     Senator Zaffirini for her many accomplishments and for her

3-11     dedication to our state; now, therefore, be it

3-12           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

3-13     75th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Senator Judith Zaffirini

3-14     and extend to her and her many friends and supporters best wishes

3-15     for a joyous and productive Governor-for-a-Day celebration; and,

3-16     be it further

3-17           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

3-18     Senator Zaffirini as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

3-19                                                    Truan

3-20           Armbrister           Galloway            Nixon

3-21           Barrientos           Harris              Ogden

3-22           Bivins               Haywood             Patterson

3-23           Brown                Lindsay             Ratliff

3-24           Cain                 Lucio               Shapiro

3-25           Carona               Luna                Shapleigh

3-26           Duncan               Madla               Sibley

3-27           Ellis                Moncrief            Wentworth

3-28           Fraser               Nelson              West

3-29           Gallegos                                 Whitmire

3-30                      Bullock, President of the Senate

3-31                                  ______________________________________

3-32                                          President of the Senate

 4-1                                       I hereby certify that the above

 4-2                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

 4-3                                  on April 17, 1997.

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 4-5                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 4-7                                            Dean of the Senate