H.R. No. 1024
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Each spring the Texas Commission on Environmental
Quality (TCEQ) honors the state's most outstanding waste reduction
and pollution prevention projects, presenting Texas Environmental
Excellence Awards to individuals, organizations, schools, and
businesses that have created successful programs to conserve and
protect the environment; the awards are presented in a variety of
categories, and this year first-time nominee Hidalgo County
Precinct 1 has been selected as one of only five finalists in the
government category; and
WHEREAS, Under the able guidance of county commissioner
Sylvia S. Handy, Hidalgo County Precinct 1 has developed an
exemplary solid waste management program that consists of several
key components, including a citizen collection station program, a
solid waste enforcement system, a recycling and reuse initiative,
and a "Keep it Clean" environmental education campaign; the
precinct's efforts have proven extremely successful and beneficial
to the county, and the program has gained recognition for its
innovative approach; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Environmental Excellence Award program,
which is considered by many environmental leaders to be one of the
best in the country, received more than 50 applications from
governmental entities this year, and Hidalgo County Precinct 1 was
one of only five finalists chosen from this group, a feat all the
more remarkable because this year marked the first time that the
precinct had applied for award consideration; as part of the
application process, the precinct compiled extensive narratives,
video footage of sanitation projects, and supplemental photographs
and materials to show the judges the precinct's unique and highly
effective approach to promoting sound management of solid waste in
Hidalgo County; and
WHEREAS, Community residents are justifiably proud of the
success of the staff of Precinct 1, as well as of Commissioner
Sylvia S. Handy, for their outstanding efforts to protect the
environment of Hidalgo County; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Hidalgo County Precinct 1 on being
named a finalist in the government category of the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality Environmental Excellence Award program
and commend Commissioner Sylvia S. Handy for her dedication and
hard work in behalf of her constituents; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Hidalgo County Precinct 1 as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Wise
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. 1024 was adopted by the House on May
7, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House