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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 80th birthday of a longtime state representative |
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is truly a special occasion, and the Honorable Paul C. Moreno of El |
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Paso marked this significant milestone on April 28, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in El Paso on April 28, 1931, Mr. Moreno served |
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his country in Korea for six years as a member of the United States |
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Marine Corps; he earned the Presidential Unit Citation, the Silver |
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Star, and numerous Bronze Stars, among other decorations; after |
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completing his tours of duty, he graduated from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas School of Law; his |
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devotion to justice led him to cofound both the El Paso Legal |
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Assistance Organization and the Mexican-American Bar Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Moreno was first elected to represent part of El |
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Paso County in 1967, and he went on to become the longest-serving |
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Hispanic elected official in the country; over the course of a |
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distinguished tenure spanning more than four decades, his |
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commitment to equal opportunity for all Texans earned him a |
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reputation as "the conscience of the house"; he played a crucial |
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role in the passage of such landmark legislation as the Bilingual |
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Education Act of 1983-84, and he was a powerful advocate for |
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farmworkers, fighting to ensure them of a minimum wage and |
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unemployment compensation; moreover, he worked to raise teacher |
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salaries and retirement benefits and to provide membership in the |
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Children's Health Insurance Program for all eligible youngsters; |
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through the years, he served on almost every major house committee, |
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and his tireless efforts in behalf of public education have greatly |
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benefited innumerable residents of El Paso; he has received myriad |
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local, state, and national awards, and in 1996, El Paso ISD named a |
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new elementary school in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career in public service, |
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Paul Moreno set an inspiring example of dedication, integrity, and |
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compassion, and it is indeed a pleasure to recognize our esteemed |
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former colleague as he enters his ninth decade; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Paul Moreno on his |
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80th birthday and extend to him warmest best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Moreno as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Marquez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2657 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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