H.R. No. 723
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Frank L. Madla, state senator for
District 19, has rendered exceptional service to the people of
Texas during his notable 33-year tenure in the Texas Legislature;
and
WHEREAS, First elected to the Texas House of Representatives
in 1973, Senator Madla served 20 years in that chamber before taking
the oath of office in the Texas Senate; he presently chairs the
Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations and sits on the
Senate Committees on Natural Resources, State Affairs, and
Transportation and Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan has devoted his efforts
particularly to the advancement of health, education, and economic
development; he has played an instrumental role in the creation of
the Epilepsy Center of South Texas, the Office of Rural Health Care,
the In-Home and Family Support Program, and the Children's Health
Program; he has also worked successfully to help pass legislation
that expands the scope of practice for physician assistants in
rural Texas; and
WHEREAS, Senator Madla has promoted access to higher
education and has been a staunch friend of small and rural school
districts, and his support has been crucial in the development of a
gifted and talented program for Texas students; thanks to
legislation that he advocated, UIL regional and state events can no
longer be held at the same time that the TAKS tests are being given;
and
WHEREAS, Committed to promoting economic opportunity for
Texas workers, Senator Madla has helped to secure the location of a
new Toyota plant in San Antonio, facilitate the conversion of Kelly
Air Force Base, and enable Texas grape growers and wine producers to
compete at the national level; and
WHEREAS, Among the numerous accolades conferred on Senator
Madla have been awards from The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hispanic Research Center, Texas Hospital Association, Texas Police
Chiefs Association, Association of Rural Communities in Texas, and
Texas Medicine magazine; and
WHEREAS, Frank Madla holds bachelor's and master's degrees
from St. Mary's University and in private life works as a consultant
and insurance broker; he and his wife, Helen, take great pride in
their children, Marci and Frank, a physician, and in their
granddaughter, Aleena; and
WHEREAS, Representing a district that extends from southern
El Paso County to southern Bexar County, Senator Madla has made many
positive contributions to the betterment of the state, and it is
most appropriate to take this opportunity to honor his longstanding
efforts in behalf of his fellow Texans; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the
Honorable Frank L. Madla for his more than three decades of service
in the Texas Legislature and extend to him sincere best wishes for
the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Senator Madla as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Puente Castro
Corte Gallego
King of Zavala Leibowitz
Martinez Fischer McClendon
Menendez Quintanilla
Straus Uresti
West
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 723 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House