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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 705
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
 1-4     in recognizing Tomas Yarrington, governor of our neighboring state
 1-5     of Tamaulipas and one of the most effective political leaders in
 1-6     our region; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, In 1991 Tomas Yarrington was elected to his nation's
 1-8     Congress, where he gained a national reputation as a cost-cutting
 1-9     budget expert, proposing innovative public policies that helped
1-10     streamline government bureaucracy and target vital resources to
1-11     Tamaulipas families, especially in rural communities; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Tomas Yarrington served as mayor of his native
1-13     Matamoros, across the border from Brownsville, from 1993 to
1-14     1995 and made a dramatic difference in the lives of his city's
1-15     400,000 residents by improving basic services, reducing crime,
1-16     and attracting private investment and new industries; and
1-17           WHEREAS, Under Tomas Yarrington's leadership, Matamoros
1-18     rose to number three among all Mexican cities in job creation; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Tomas Yarrington was educated in the public schools
1-20     of Matamoros and Tampico and won scholarships to Monterrey's
1-21     prestigious Technological Institute and the University of Southern
1-22     California in Los Angeles, where he earned degrees in economics and
1-23     public administration; and
1-24           WHEREAS, In a historic election last year, Tomas Yarrington
 2-1     won his party's nomination out of a field of four candidates in the
 2-2     first-ever primary held in Tamaulipas; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, Tomas Yarrington won the general election in
 2-4     October by a two-to-one margin over candidates from the other two
 2-5     major political parties; and
 2-6           WHEREAS, Governor Yarrington now leads a state that is the
 2-7     gateway to Mexico, with fully half of the 24 international bridges
 2-8     that link our two nations, accounting for more than three-quarters
 2-9     of all United States-Mexico trade; and
2-10           WHEREAS, Governor Yarrington has made it his mission to
2-11     ensure that his state plays a leading role in the economic
2-12     partnership of Texas, Tamaulipas, and Nuevo Leon; and
2-13           WHEREAS, That tri-state partnership represents nearly
2-14     26 million people and a yearly economic output of more than
2-15     $570 billion; and
2-16           WHEREAS, A young man of such energy, vision, skill, and
2-17     integrity is exactly the kind of leader Texas is proud to have as
2-18     a neighbor and a partner; now, therefore, be it
2-19           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-20     76th Legislature, hereby pay tribute to Governor Tomas Yarrington
2-21     and honor him for his invaluable contributions to our region; and,
2-22     be it further
2-23           RESOLVED, That the members of the Senate of the
2-24     State of Texas especially applaud Governor Tomas Yarrington for
2-25     his tireless efforts to open up the democratic process in his
2-26     state and his nation; and, be it further
 3-1           RESOLVED, That the members of the Senate of the
 3-2     State of Texas recognize Governor Tomas Yarrington's leadership
 3-3     position as Chairman of the Northeast and Gulf Coast Governor's
 3-4     Association in forging even closer bonds of commerce and culture
 3-5     in the years ahead; and, be it further
 3-6           RESOLVED, That the members of the Senate look forward to
 3-7     working with him to meet the challenges that we share in common;
 3-8     and, be it further
 3-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
3-10     Governor Yarrington as an expression of high esteem from the
3-11     Texas Senate.
3-12                                                    Lucio
3-13           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
3-14           Barrientos           Harris              Ratliff
3-15           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapiro
3-16           Bivins               Jackson             Shapleigh
3-17           Brown                Lindsay             Sibley
3-18           Cain                 Luna                Truan
3-19           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
3-20           Duncan               Moncrief            West
3-21           Ellis                Nelson              Whitmire
3-22           Fraser               Nixon               Zaffirini
3-23                       Perry, President of the Senate
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3-25                                          President of the Senate
3-26                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-27                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-28                                  on April 23, 1999.
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3-30                                          Secretary of the Senate
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3-32                                           Member, Texas Senate