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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Estella L. Trevino received the 2005 Hall of Fame |
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Award for Outstanding Service from the Texas chapter of the |
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National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials in |
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recognition of her exceptional contributions to public housing in |
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the Edinburg community; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past 32 years, Ms. Trevino has served as the |
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executive director of the Edinburg Housing Authority, where she has |
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been a passionate advocate for public housing and the elderly; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the Family Self-Sufficiency Program, |
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Ms. Trevino has broadened the agency's mission to encompass helping |
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residents acquire marketable skills, and she has enabled more than |
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60 families to achieve the American dream of home ownership in the |
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agency's Sunrise Estates subdivision; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Trevino has further enriched the quality of life |
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for area residents by incorporating community rooms, learning |
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centers, and educational and recreational programs into Edinburg |
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public housing; in 1973, she was instrumental in the development |
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and construction of The Towers, a 100-apartment complex designated |
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for the elderly; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Ms. Trevino's leadership, the agency has been |
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recognized with numerous honors, including the Outstanding |
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Services Award, the Specific Activity Award for Outstanding |
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Programs from the Drug Elimination Program, the Award for |
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Excellence in Youth Sports, the Family Self-Sufficiency Program |
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Award, and the Texas NAHRO Member of the Year Award; and |
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WHEREAS, "Ms. T," as she is affectionately known to her |
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legion of friends and admirers, is a long-standing member of the |
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Texas Silver Haired Legislature; at the age of 83, she remains |
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committed to providing decent, affordable housing and promoting the |
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skills necessary to achieve home ownership to the citizens of |
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Edinburg; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Aaron Pena has justly recognized |
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Estella Trevino by authoring this resolution in her behalf during |
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the Regular Session of the 80th Texas Legislature; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Estella L. Trevino on her receipt |
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of the 2005 Hall of Fame Award for Outstanding Service from the |
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Texas chapter of the National Association for Housing and |
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Redevelopment Officials and extend to her deep gratitude for her |
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years of service to the community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Trevino as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |