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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Our friend and colleague, the Honorable Robert |
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Puente of San Antonio, celebrates his 49th birthday on this day, |
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April 27, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Puente must have known early on what |
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fate had in store for him when he earned a degree in political |
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science from St. Mary's University and a law degree from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Beginning his tenure in the Texas House of |
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Representatives in 1991 at the tender age of 32, Representative |
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Puente is currently serving his ninth term in the house and can say |
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in all honesty that he's given this place the best years of his |
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life; a man who knows how to have a good time, he serves as chair of |
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the House Natural Resources Committee and as a member of the Local |
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Government Ways and Means Committee and the Steering Committee of |
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the House Research Organization; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Texas Water Advisory Council whose |
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opinions hold water, he is well-known for his expertise in related |
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issues and was instrumental in the passage of the Edwards Aquifer |
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Authority legislation; indeed, as those who have served late nights |
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on the House Natural Resources Committee with him can attest, his |
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passion for preserving Texas' water resources is perhaps equaled |
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only by his passion for Red Bull; and |
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WHEREAS, When he isn't working or pursuing his favorite |
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pastime, working, Robert Puente enjoys spending time with his |
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beloved wife, Carmen, and his three children, Alec, Liana, and |
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Luke; and |
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WHEREAS, A 49th birthday is the last one a person may |
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reasonably enjoy without enduring a lot of cringe-worthy jokes, not |
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to mention the onslaught of unsolicited mailings from AARP, and |
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Representative Puente will certainly be forgiven if he decides to |
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turn 49 again next year; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Robert Puente on the |
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first of his 49th birthdays and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for at least 49 more; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Puente as an expression of high regard |
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by his colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives. |