R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Henry Cisneros was named chairman of the San Antonio 1-2 Hispanic Chamber of Commerce on February 1, 2001, and it is indeed 1-3 appropriate to take this opportunity to recognize this notable 1-4 Texan for his significant contributions to the City of San Antonio, 1-5 to the Lone Star State, and to the United States; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Mr. Cisneros was elected mayor of the City of San 1-7 Antonio in 1981, becoming the first Hispanic American mayor of a 1-8 major U.S. city; during his four terms in office he led efforts to 1-9 rebuild the city's economic base and make much-needed 1-10 infrastructure improvements, and he received well-deserved acclaim, 1-11 including selection as Outstanding Mayor in the nation by City and 1-12 State magazine, for his accomplishments; and 1-13 WHEREAS, After his exemplary mayoral tenure, Mr. Cisneros was 1-14 chosen to serve in the cabinet of President Bill Clinton; from 1993 1-15 to 1997, he served as the secretary of the U.S. Department of 1-16 Housing and Urban Development, a position in which he led a major 1-17 revitalization of the nation's public housing developments as well 1-18 as formulated and implemented policies that benefit today's 1-19 homeowners; and 1-20 WHEREAS, He later worked as president and CEO of Univision 1-21 Communications, the Spanish-language television station that is the 1-22 fifth most-watched network in the nation, and more recently he has 1-23 been active as the founder and chairman of American CityVista, a 1-24 homebuilding joint venture formed in August 2000; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Mr. Cisneros earned bachelor's and master's degrees 2-2 from Texas A&M University, a master's degree from Harvard, and a 2-3 doctorate from George Washington University, in addition to having 2-4 been awarded more than 20 honorary doctorates from leading 2-5 universities; he has served as president of the National League of 2-6 Cities, chairman of the National Civic League, deputy chair of the 2-7 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and board member of the Rockefeller 2-8 Foundation; and 2-9 WHEREAS, San Antonio, Texas, and the United States have all 2-10 benefited immeasurably from his outstanding contributions, and it 2-11 is most appropriate to commend him for his public service and to 2-12 congratulate him on his recent achievement; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby applaud Henry Cisneros for his myriad good works 2-15 in behalf of our state and nation and extend to him sincere best 2-16 wishes for the future; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Mr. Cisneros as an expression of high regard by the 2-19 Texas House of Representatives. McClendon _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 867 was adopted by the House on May 18, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House