H.R. No. 2227
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has ably served the people of El Paso
  as a member of the city council; and
         WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Ordaz became the youngest member
  on the council at the age of 28, when she was elected to fulfill an
  uncompleted term; she represents District 6, which includes Mission
  Valley and east El Paso, where she grew up; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Ordaz was previously employed as a press
  secretary in the office of former United States congressman
  Silvestre Reyes and as communications director for former Texas
  state senator Eliot Shapleigh; while attending The University of
  Texas at El Paso, she served as a senator-at-large in the Student
  Government Association and as president of University Democrats,
  and she led efforts to increase voter participation among her
  fellow students; and
         WHEREAS, Dedicated to her community, Ms. Ordaz works with the
  Junior League of El Paso, through which she chaired a campaign
  against bullying that reached more than 3,000 children in the
  Socorro and Canutillo Independent School Districts; in recognition
  of this accomplishment, she was chosen as the organization's Active
  Member of the Year; through the years, she has also been honored as
  the 2012 Young El Pasoan of the Year by the YWCA and as one of "30
  Under 30" El Pasoans making a positive impact by the City Magazine;
  and
         WHEREAS, Claudia Ordaz has demonstrated a notable commitment
  to public service, and she is setting an example of civic engagement
  to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor Claudia Ordaz for her service on the El
  Paso City Council and extend to her sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Ordaz as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  González
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 2227 was adopted by the House on May
  21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House