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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 34th annual Fiesta Mexicana was held in Robstown |
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on March 2 and 3, 2013, attracting visitors from throughout the |
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Coastal Bend area; and |
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WHEREAS, A major fund-raising event for St. Anthony's |
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Catholic Church and school in Robstown, Fiesta Mexicana began with |
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a run/walk and then a parade, followed by activities at the Richard |
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Borchard Regional Fairgrounds; the next day, Father Anthony Blunt |
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of St. Anthony's held a mass, Fiesta royalty were crowned, and |
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there was live music, food, and games; and |
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WHEREAS, The Fiesta Royalty contest included adults and |
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students from the parish community; contestants for queen of the |
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fiesta were Katy Saenz and Manuela Ocanas; students participating |
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included Lucas Miguel Gonzales, the son of Yolanda and Juan |
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Gonzales, Candace Rose Vasquez, the daughter of Frances Perez and |
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Herman Vasquez, Jesse Cisneros III, the son of Terry and Jesse |
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Cisneros, Araceli Consuelo Morales, the daughter of Delia and Jesse |
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Morales, Eliazar S. Benavidez, the son of Marlen and Eliazar |
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Benavidez, Madison Pinon, the daughter of Myra and Fernando Pinon, |
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Ramon "RJ" Martinez, Jr., and Celeste Luna, the son and daughter of |
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Cris Carrizales and Robert Luna, Austin Ramos and Kaitlyn Ramos, |
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the son and daughter of Rebecca and Robert Ramos, and Lourdes |
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Cortez, the daughter of Nuemi and Daniel Garcia; and |
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WHEREAS, Fiesta Mexicana provides an opportunity for area |
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residents to come together in support of St. Anthony's church and |
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school and is a notable contribution to the cultural calendar in |
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Nueces County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 34th annual Fiesta Mexicana |
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organized by St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Robstown; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1429 was adopted by the House on April |
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24, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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