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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Ciro Treviño is a dedicated public servant who has |
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worked for the people of the Rio Grande Valley for more than four |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime independent insurance agent, Mr. Treviño |
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began his distinguished career in public service as a member of the |
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Edinburg City Council in 1967; he later served as a justice of the |
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peace before being elected Hidalgo County Tax Assessor-Collector, a |
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position he held with distinction for more than 20 years, during |
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which time his peers elected him as president of the Texas Tax |
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Assessor-Collectors Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Treviño has since 2005 served as a member of the |
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board of trustees of the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School |
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District; thanks in large part to his efforts, the district |
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improved from having a single elementary campus with an exemplary |
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rating to having 13 schools so rated today; the district has also |
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seen its number of schools rated as recognized rise from 11 to 19; |
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in 2009, he was named School Board Trustee of the Year by the Texas |
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Classroom Teachers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, He is active in numerous community and professional |
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organizations, including the Freddy Gonzalez American Legion Post |
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408 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars; it is truly fitting that he be |
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recognized for his many achievements and his countless |
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contributions to his community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 83rd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commend Ciro Treviño on his legacy of public service and |
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extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for him |
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as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature. |