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78R9074 PCM-D

By:  Rodriguez                                                    H.R. No. 520



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Joaquin Castro is having a year he 
will never forget, or at the very least live down, for in addition 
to serving his first legislative session as a state representative, 
he holds the somewhat mortifying distinction of having recently 
been designated a bona fide heartthrob by Latina magazine as well as 
the downright embarrassing position of having admitted to a public 
audience that he has danced around his home in boxers like Tom 
Cruise in Risky Business; and
	WHEREAS, One of the most eligible bachelors highlighted in 
the magazine's February 2003 issue, Representative Castro is a 
native Texan who was born just one minute after his identical twin 
brother Julián on Mexican Independence Day; the son of grassroots 
political activist Rosie Castro, he was reared on San Antonio's 
west side and was taught early on the importance of serving his 
community, a value that no doubt helped to propel him into the 
public spotlight where he finds himself today; and
	WHEREAS, No slouch around the library, this veritable 
brainiac graduated from Jefferson High School and went on to 
graduate with honors from Stanford University and to earn a J.D. 
from Harvard University, all with one arm tied behind his back; and
	WHEREAS, Now juggling the duties of a busy legal practice 
with the mantle of public service, this dapper Democrat is known to 
approach the responsibilities of his office with thoughtfulness and 
due consideration of the best interests of his constituents, and it 
is hoped that in the days ahead his newfound fame will not 
necessitate the posting of a guard outside the meeting rooms of the 
House Committees on Border and International Affairs and Juvenile 
Justice and Family Issues to ward off his many admiring fans; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Joaquin Castro on his 
selection as one of the most eligible bachelors highlighted in the 
February 2003 issue of Latina magazine and extend to him sincere 
best wishes for a little time off for good behavior at some point 
during this legislative session to determine just how many readers 
the magazine has in his hometown and to fully enjoy his status as a 
well-publicized dreamboat; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Representative Castro as an expression of good-natured 
ribbing by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.