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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Valley Building Officials Association in South |
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Texas is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 2009; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, During the 1950s, communities in the Lower Rio |
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Grande Valley were adopting housing and building codes in order to |
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qualify for state and federal funds; some community members, |
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however, began to question the effectiveness of local code |
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enforcement; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1959, in response to these concerns, building |
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officials for the City of Edinburg took the lead in establishing an |
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organization called the Building Trades Inspectors Association of |
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the Lower Rio Grande Valley; the group changed its name to the |
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Valley Building Officials Association in 1964; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the hard work and determination of |
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dedicated building inspectors over the past half-century, the VBOA |
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has continued to serve the citizens of the Valley by expanding the |
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knowledge and unifying the procedures of building officials |
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throughout the area; since the establishment of this pioneering |
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association, similar groups have been created across the region and |
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the state; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding municipal and industry |
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professionals have contributed greatly to the quality of life in |
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the Lower Rio Grande Valley, and they may take great pride in their |
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proud history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Valley Building Officials Association |
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on the 50th anniversary of its founding and extend to the |
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association's members sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |