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By: Martinez Fischer H.R. No. 2029
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid has
introduced a number of initiatives designed to protect crime
victims, consumers, and the environment during her tenure in
office; and
WHEREAS, A New Mexico native, this dynamic woman holds a
degree in law from the University of New Mexico and was the first
woman elected to the New Mexico District Court; and
WHEREAS, Elected as the 29th New Mexico attorney general in
November 1998, she has been honored as the 2001 Latina Lawyer of the
Year by the Hispanic Bar Association and as the recipient of the
Trailblazer Award by the New Mexico Commission on the Status of
Women, and she has twice been recognized by New Mexico Business
Weekly; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her many years of public service
benefiting all of the people of New Mexico, Patricia Madrid has
upheld her convictions with style and grace, demonstrating a
willingness to do what she feels is right for the people of New
Mexico; she has set high standards to which all may aspire, and it
is a pleasure to honor her at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to New Mexico Attorney General
Patricia Madrid for her many significant achievements in office and
for her leadership and graciousness in behalf of her colleagues in
Texas, and extend to her best wishes for continued success in her
vital role as attorney general; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for New Mexico Attorney General Patricia Madrid as an
expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.