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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jose F. Cardenas of El Paso stepped down from the |
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Texas Board of Professional Engineers on January 7, 2011, after six |
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and a half years of outstanding service; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Cardenas joined the Texas Board of Professional |
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Engineers in June 2004, and since May 2006, he has held the post of |
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vice chair, playing a vital role in the organization's important |
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work; and |
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WHEREAS, An engineering graduate of The University of Texas |
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at El Paso, Mr. Cardenas is president of Moreno Cardenas, Inc., a |
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consulting civil engineering firm in El Paso; he is a licensed |
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engineer in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work on the Texas Board of |
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Professional Engineers, Mr. Cardenas has served his profession as a |
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board member of the Texas Council of Engineering Companies, board |
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member of the El Paso chapter of the American Society of Civil |
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Engineers, and president of the El Paso chapter of the Texas Society |
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of Professional Engineers; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has also contributed |
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significantly to both his alma mater and his community; a founding |
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member of the Alumni Academy of Civil Engineers at UTEP, Mr. |
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Cardenas currently chairs the UTEP College of Engineering Advisory |
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Board and sits on the board of directors of the UTEP Alumni |
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Association; moreover, he is presently assisting the Borderland |
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Mobility Coalition of El Paso as a member of its executive |
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committee, and he has served as an officer of several other |
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community organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Mr. Cardenas has |
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enjoyed the love and support of his wife, Rebecca, and their |
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children, Marisa and Jose; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence that Jose Cardenas has brought to his duties with the |
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Texas Board of Professional Engineers have greatly benefited the |
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mission of that agency, and he may indeed take great pride in his |
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exemplary tenure; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Jose F. Cardenas for his distinguished |
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service on the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Cardenas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Margo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 210 was adopted by the House on |
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February 9, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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