79R17837 MMS-D

By:  Menendez                                                     H.R. No. 1804



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Brigadier General Charles G. Rodriguez of San 
Antonio has been appointed by Governor Rick Perry to serve as Texas 
adjutant general; and
	WHEREAS, The first Hispanic to hold that office, General 
Rodriguez assumes his new post in June 2005; in that capacity, he 
will lead more than 18,000 members of the Texas Army and Air 
National Guard, the Texas State Guard, and the Adjutant General's 
Department; and
	WHEREAS, Presently, General Rodriguez serves as assistant 
adjutant general for homeland defense in the Texas Joint Forces 
Headquarters, a position he has held since November 2004; and
	WHEREAS, This distinguished Texan graduated from the U.S. 
Military Academy at West Point in 1975 and began his military career 
in the Signal Corps; during his eight years of active duty, he 
served with the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell in 
Kentucky and with the 1st Armored Division in Ansbach, Germany; he 
subsequently spent 11 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, during which 
time his assignments included tours with the National Security 
Agency, the U.S.A. Command, and West Point; and
	WHEREAS, Since joining the Texas National Guard in 1995, 
General Rodriguez has commanded the 136th Signal Battalion and the 
136th Regiment; in 2002, he was made deputy commander of the 71st 
Troop Command; and
	WHEREAS, Along with a bachelor of science degree, General 
Rodriguez has earned a master's degree in communications research 
from Wheaton College Graduate School, a master of business 
administration degree from Keller Graduate School of Management, 
and a doctorate in philanthropic leadership from The Union 
Institute and University; and
	WHEREAS, Charles Rodriguez currently serves as assistant 
vice president for university relations and as deputy director of 
the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Biomedical Research 
at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; he 
and his wife, Cappy, are the parents of a son, Christopher, and a 
daughter, Johnny Marie; and
	WHEREAS, In these challenging times, the State of Texas is 
indeed fortunate to have an officer of such outstanding ability to 
oversee the training of its military forces, and it is a privilege 
to recognize General Rodriguez as he prepares to take the helm of 
the Adjutant General's Department; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Brigadier General 
Charles G. Rodriguez on his appointment as adjutant general of 
Texas; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for General Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by 
the Texas House of Representatives.