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79R17283 KO-D

By:  Gallego                                                    H.C.R. No. 202



CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, On April 23, 2005, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico and 
native Texan Antonio O. Garza, Jr., married Maria Asuncion 
Aramburuzabala of Mexico City in Valle de Bravo to the delight of 
some 400 honored guests; and
	WHEREAS, Appointed to the ambassadorship by President George 
W. Bush in 2002, Tony Garza is a former Texas secretary of state and 
railroad commissioner who holds an undergraduate degree from The 
University of Texas at Austin and a doctor of jurisprudence degree 
from Southern Methodist University School of Law; recognized as an 
Outstanding Young Texas Ex in 1989 and an SMU Distinguished Alumnus 
in 2001, Ambassador Garza has twice been named as one of the "Top 
100 Most Influential Hispanics" by Hispanic Business magazine; and
	WHEREAS, His bride, who is known to her friends as Mariasun, 
is the vice chair of Grupo Modelo, the maker of Corona and Negra 
Modelo beers, and is recognized as one of the world's most powerful 
women in business; the heiress to the company that was founded by 
her grandfather, Ms. Aramburuzabala has been credited with building 
up the business and diversifying the family fortune; and
	WHEREAS, Ambassador Garza first met Ms. Aramburuzabala at a 
party shortly after his appointment to the Mexico post, but they 
didn't begin dating until the fall of 2004; they became engaged on 
New Year's Eve during a trip to Machu Picchu, the ancient Inca city 
high in the Peruvian Andes; and
	WHEREAS, Before the civil ceremony in April, the couple 
exchanged vows in a small religious service held at a Catholic 
church near Mexico City in February 2005; the civil union was part 
of a three-day event in the picturesque resort town of Valle de 
Bravo, just outside Mexico City, which included several treasured 
cultural traditions prevalent on both sides of the border; and
	WHEREAS, Ambassador Garza and Ms. Aramburuzabala are indeed 
fortunate to have found one another, and it is a pleasure to honor 
them as they embark on their journey as husband and wife; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas 
hereby congratulate Ambassador Tony Garza and Maria Asuncion 
Aramburuzabala on their marriage and extend to them sincere best 
wishes for a lifetime of happiness together; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the couple as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives and Senate.