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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An esteemed attorney and civic leader, Rolando B. |
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Pablos has been selected as the 2009 chair of the San Antonio |
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Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Pablos attended St. Mary's University, earning a |
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bachelor's degree in 1992 and a law degree in 1998; he also holds |
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master's degrees in business administration and hospitality |
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management from The University of Texas at San Antonio and the |
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University of Houston, respectively; Mr. Pablos joined the |
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multinational corporation Oberthur Technologies as a general |
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counsel overseeing the legal and public affairs for the firm's |
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lottery operations in the United States and Mexico; he went on to |
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establish R. B. Pablos P.C., a firm dedicated to providing |
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development services to domestic and international businesses, and |
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he now works for Monty Partners; he also recently cofounded Burg |
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O.A. Entertainment, which produces independent motion pictures; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his busy professional life, Mr. |
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Pablos contributes to a variety of community organizations, serving |
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on the boards of the Nueces River Authority, Free Trade Alliance, |
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Hispanic Alliance for Progress Institute, and San Antonio Zoo; |
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moreover, he was appointed by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas |
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Racing Commission, and he has taken part in the governor's Texas |
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Task Force on Appraisal Reform, the San Antonio Mayor's Commission |
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on Homelessness, and the Bexar County River Improvements |
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Commission; Mr. Pablos has further served on the advisory council |
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and as an adjunct professor for the College of Business at UT San |
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Antonio; in all of his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of |
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his wife, Laura San Martin, and their three children, Cristina |
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Elizabeth, David Alan, and Mia Noelle; and |
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WHEREAS, With his extensive professional experience and |
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bicultural background, Rolando Pablos plans to build stronger |
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relations with Mexico during his time in office, and this as well as |
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his other initiatives are sure to have a positive effect on the |
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Hispanic business community in San Antonio; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rolando B. Pablos on his selection |
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as the 2009 chair of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
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board of directors and extend to him sincere best wishes for a |
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successful tenure; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Pablos as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |