H.R. No. 842
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The life and achievements of veteran journalist and
  Chicano activist Joe Olvera were recognized during a celebration in
  El Paso on January 17, 2009, when he received the Star on the
  Mountain Award from the City of El Paso and the Chicano Lifetime
  Achievement Award from Del Pueblo Press; and
         WHEREAS, A native of El Paso, Mr. Olvera began his work in
  journalism as the sports editor of the Jefferson High School
  newspaper; he went on to serve his nation in the U.S. Air Force and
  later pursued studies at The University of Texas at El Paso and at
  Columbia University in New York City; and
         WHEREAS, This pioneering writer and reporter has worked for
  USA Today, the El Paso Times, and the El Paso Herald-Post; moreover,
  he was one of the first Chicanos to work in El Paso television news,
  as a reporter for KDBC-TV; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Olvera has been an
  uncompromising voice for justice and equality, closing each of his
  columns with his trademark "sin fin," Spanish for "without end"; he
  has also published books, including Voces de la gente and
  Chicano--Sin Fin! Memoirs of a Chicano Journalist; he continues to
  speak out, writing forthrightly about politics and his personal
  struggle with diabetes; and
         WHEREAS, Joe Olvera has made an indelible mark on the field of
  journalism, and his fellow El Pasoans are justifiably proud of this
  accomplished native son; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Joe Olvera on winning the Star on
  the Mountain Award from the City of El Paso and the Chicano Lifetime
  Achievement Award from Del Pueblo Press and extend to him sincere
  best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Olvera as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Marquez
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 842 was adopted by the House on March
  19, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House