R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, San Antonio City Councilman Edward Garza was elected
1-2 mayor of the nation's ninth largest city on May 5, 2001; and
1-3 WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Mr. Garza attended The
1-4 University of Texas and Texas A&M University, earning a bachelor's
1-5 degree in landscape architecture and a master of science degree in
1-6 land development; and
1-7 WHEREAS, He is a former assistant to Senator Mario Gallegos,
1-8 and he worked for the late U.S. Congressman Frank Tejeda; a San
1-9 Antonio City Council member since 1997, Mr. Garza led efforts to
1-10 promote inner-city revitalization and to add fluoride to the water;
1-11 and
1-12 WHEREAS, Bringing knowledge and political adeptness gained
1-13 from his experience, Mr. Garza ran on a platform that emphasized
1-14 neighborhood revitalization as a strategy to improve opportunities
1-15 and strengthen the local economy; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Winning nearly 60 percent of the vote from a cross
1-17 section of the San Antonio population, Mr. Garza has impressed many
1-18 with his leadership skills, dedication to the community, and sound
1-19 initiatives, and he will undoubtedly continue to be a source of
1-20 inspiration and good works in the Lone Star State for a long time
1-21 to come; now, therefore, be it
1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
1-23 Legislature hereby congratulate Edward D. Garza on winning election
1-24 as mayor of San Antonio and extend to him sincere best wishes for
2-1 the future; and, be it further
2-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-3 prepared for Mayor Garza as an expression of high regard by the
2-4 Texas House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer Jones of Bexar
Longoria Menendez
Puente Reyna of Bexar
Shields Uresti
Villarreal
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1200 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House