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By:  Guillen                                                      H.R. No. 207



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Oscar Carrillo Sr. was born in Hebbronville in Jim 
Hogg County on November 22, 1921 to David Carrillo (D.C.) Chapa and 
Emma Pena Carrillo Chapa, and through education, hard work and 
service to his fellow south Texans became a major factor in the 
political and economic development of the area; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Carrillo graduated from Benavides High School in 
1939 and married Evangelina Garcia on March 23, 1940; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Carrillo was a veteran of the Second World War in 
the U.S. Army; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Carrillo worked hard as a rancher and farmer in 
Duval County, and along with his wife was blessed with ten children 
including three sons, David Carrillo and Roberto M. Carrillo, both 
of Benavides, and Oscar Carrillo of Hebbronville, and seven 
daughters, Diana C. Flores of Sejita and Ludivina C. Benavides, 
Adriana C. Terry, Rebecca A. Carrillo, Evangelina Kircher, Lucinda 
Carrillo, and Maria Theresa Carrillo, all of Benavides; and
	WHEREAS, At the age of 21 Mr. Carrillo was the youngest mayor 
to serve the city of Benavides; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Carrillo served three terms as State 
Representative of the 48th District from 1967 to 1973; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Carrillo is best remembered for his 
role in convincing Texas Legislators to approve the 
Connally-Carrillo Act that allowed thousands of Texans and 
low-income students to attend college and area universities; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Carrillo was also credited with 
co-authoring legislation creating the University of Texas at San 
Antonio where, in the late 1960's, the University of Texas at San 
Antonio conferred on him the degrees of Doctor of Political Science 
and Doctor of Laws; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Carrillo was a major force in Duval County and 
south Texas politics and was also a devoted family man who taught 
his children the value of education and hard work; and
	WHEREAS, The political life of Mr. Carrillo included service 
not only to Duval County but also to residents in Starr, Zavala, 
Brooks, Live Oak, Jim Wells, Jim Hogg and other South Texas 
Counties; and
	WHEREAS, Texas Monthly Magazine named Mr. Carrillo as one of 
the top ten most powerful political figures in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Carrillo was a pioneer in the Legislature in his 
time and opened the door for many other south Texans who followed 
him into state government; and
	WHEREAS, Oscar Carrillo Sr. died of kidney failure Tuesday, 
January 22, 2003 at the age of 81, marking the end of an era; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That Oscar Carrillo Sr., for his many 
accomplishments in his public and private life, is deserving of 
recognition and the admiration of his fellow Texans and the members 
of the 78th Legislature; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the family of Oscar Carrillo Sr. as an expression of 
the esteem of the Texas Legislature to the family of a great Texas 
leader and father.