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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The city of Mission has benefited greatly from the |
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steadfast leadership of the Honorable Norberto Salinas, who has |
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ably served his fellow citizens as mayor for the past 15 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the first of five terms in 1998, Mayor |
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Salinas has guided Mission as it has emerged as one of the Rio |
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Grande Valley's fastest-growing cities; during his tenure, the |
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community has welcomed the arrival of Advance Auto Parts, The Home |
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Depot, and many other new employers, and the completion of the |
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Anzalduas Bridge has energized the economy as well; he previously |
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served as the commissioner of Hidalgo County Precinct 3 from 1980 to |
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1992; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mayor Salinas has benefited the Lone |
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Star State through his service by gubernatorial appointment on the |
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Indigent Health Care Task Force, the Texas Funeral Service |
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Commission, and the board of the Texas Department of Housing and |
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Community Affairs, and he has chaired the Texas Department of |
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Transportation MPO Policy Committee; he has further given of his |
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time and talents to the Hidalgo County Chapter of the American Red |
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Cross, and he has served the Mission Chamber of Commerce as a member |
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of the board and of the President's Club; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Salinas was named Man of the Year by the City |
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of Mission in 1987, and he has received a host of other accolades, |
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including the 2008 Citizen of the Year Award from the Rotary Club of |
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Mission, the Mr. Amigos Award from Amigos del Valle, and |
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recognition by such organizations as the Hidalgo County Juvenile |
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Court, the Sullivan City Head Start Program, and Children, |
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Families, and Elderly of the Abram-Perezville Community; and |
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WHEREAS, A successful businessman as well as a dedicated |
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public servant, Mayor Salinas is president of S&F Developers and |
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helps to run his family's ranch; he is devoted to his wife, Yvonne, |
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and to his 5 children, 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Salinas has distinguished himself through his |
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accomplishments in office and his record of civic engagement, and |
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in doing so, he has helped to make Mission an even better place in |
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which to live and work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Mayor Norberto Salinas for his |
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outstanding contributions to the city of Mission and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Salinas as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2335 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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