H.R. No. 2838

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Those Texans who give freely of their time and
	talents to benefit their fellow citizens make the world a better
	place through their actions and their example, and Regina Montoya
	of Dallas is being recognized for her exceptional community service
	by being named a recipient of a 2015 Profiles in Leadership Award;
	and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Montoya is co-chair of Dallas Mayor Mike
	Rawlings's Task Force on Poverty as well as a member of the
	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport board of directors; a
	longtime leader in the nonprofit community, she has also served on
	the boards of Girls Inc., the Texas Book Festival, Texas Health
	Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, ChildCareGroup, the Texas Business
	Hall of Fame, the Retina Foundation of the Southwest, and the Dallas
	Friday Group; her many honors include the Dallas Minority Business
	Leader Award from the Dallas Business Journal, the Real Woman Award
	from the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, the Lifetime Achievement
	Award from the Texas Minority Counsel Program of the State Bar of
	Texas, and the Pioneer for Justice Award from the Mexican American
	Bar Foundation; and
	WHEREAS, A graduate of Harvard Law School, Ms. Montoya was
	among the first Latinas to earn partnership in a major American
	corporate law firm; she served in the White House in 1993 as an
	assistant to President Bill Clinton and as director of the Office of
	Intergovernmental Affairs, and in 1998, she was nominated by the
	president to serve as a representative to the United Nations
	General Assembly; from 2005 to 2008, she was the chief executive
	officer of the New America Alliance, and from 2009 to 2014, she was
	senior vice president for external relations and general counsel
	for the Children's Medical Center of Dallas; and
	WHEREAS, The strength and unity of our communities are
	enhanced by the devoted efforts of individuals such as Regina
	Montoya, whose tireless work has contributed immeasurably to the
	quality of life in Dallas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Regina Montoya on her receipt of a
	2015 Profiles in Leadership Award and commend her on her exemplary
	record of civic engagement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Montoya as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Giddings
	Straus González Otto
	Allen Guerra Paddie
	Alonzo Guillen Parker
	Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
	Anchia Harless Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
	Ashby Howard Pickett
	Aycock Huberty Price
	Bell Hughes Raney
	Bernal Hunter Raymond
	Blanco Isaac Reynolds
	Bohac Israel Riddle
	Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
	Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
	Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
	Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
	Button King of Parker Sanford
	Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
	Clardy Klick Schubert
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
	Dale Leach Smithee
	Darby Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
	Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
	Deshotel Márquez Stickland
	Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
	Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
	Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
	Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
	Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
	Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
	Fletcher Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White of Bell
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Galindo Murphy Workman
	Geren Murr Wray
	Giddings Naishtat Wu
	Goldman Nevárez Zedler
	Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2838 was adopted by the House on May 18,
	2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House