H.R. No. 628



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, W. T. "Tommy" Guerra of Roma has been selected as the 
first Hispanic president of the Independent Cattlemen's 
Association of Texas (ICA), and he is truly deserving of special 
recognition for this historic accomplishment; and
	WHEREAS, A fourth-generation cattle rancher, Mr. Guerra 
holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from The 
University of Texas at Austin and operates a cattle business with 
his son and grandson; this devoted family man is also active in the 
banking industry and serves as a director of Citizens State Bank of 
Roma; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1974, the ICA was established to 
represent the interests of the state's small- to medium-sized cow 
and calf producers; formed by 17 independent ranchers, the 
association now represents the interests of more than 3,000 
ranching families from throughout the state; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Guerra has been a member of the ICA for 15 years, 
and during that time he has distinguished himself as a state 
director for six years and as a member of the organization's 
executive board for six years; his dedication to his fellow 
ranchers has gained him their lasting respect, and his leadership 
as state president of the ICA will surely lead to continued progress 
for the cattle industry in Texas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate W. T. "Tommy" Guerra on his 
selection as the first Hispanic president of the Independent 
Cattlemen's Association of Texas and extend to him best wishes for a 
successful and productive term of office; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Guerra as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.

                                                                         Guillen



       

       

       
Craddick

       Giddings

       Merritt

       
Allen

       Goodman

       Miller

       
Alonzo

       Goolsby

       Moreno of Harris

       
Bailey

       Griggs

       Moreno of El Paso

       
Baxter

       Grusendorf

       Morrison

       
Berman

       Guillen

       Mowery

       
Bohac

       Gutierrez

       Naishtat

       
Bonnen

       Haggerty

       Nixon

       
Branch

       Hamilton

       Noriega

       
Brown of Kaufman

       Hamric

       Oliveira

       
Brown of Brazos

       Hardcastle

       Olivo

       
Burnam

       Harper-Brown

       Paxton

       
Callegari

       Hartnett

       Pena

       
Campbell

       Heflin

       Phillips

       
Canales

       Hegar

       Pickett

       
Capelo

       Hilderbran

       Pitts

       
Casteel

       Hill

       Puente

       
Castro

       Hochberg

       Quintanilla

       
Chavez

       Hodge

       Raymond

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Reyna

       
Christian

       Hope

       Riddle

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Ritter

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Rodriguez

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rose

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Seaman

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smithee

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Solis

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solomons

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Stick

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Swinford

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Talton

       
Driver

       King

       Taylor

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Telford

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Thompson

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Truitt

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Turner

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Uresti

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Van Arsdale

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Villarreal

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       West

       
Farabee

       Madden

       Wilson

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wise

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wohlgemuth

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wolens

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wong

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Woolley

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Zedler

       
Geren

       Mercer

       

       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 628 was adopted by the House on March 
31, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House