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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A respected member of the Texas legislative |
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community was lost with the death of Nelson Reyes Salinas, |
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governmental affairs manager for the Texas Association of Business, |
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on April 29, 2015, at the age of 37; and |
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WHEREAS, Nelson Salinas was born in South Texas on October 1, |
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1977, and he grew up in Sharyland and graduated from Sharyland High |
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School in 1996; he attended South Texas Community College and The |
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University of Texas--Pan American, where he earned a bachelor's |
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degree in political science; he put himself through school by |
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working on oil rigs and construction sites, and he went on to work |
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for three years with the migrant program at McAllen Independent |
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School District and for one year as a substitute teacher at La Joya |
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ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, An abiding interest in politics brought Mr. Salinas |
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to Austin and to the early voting section of the Travis County Clerk |
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Elections Division, where he trained poll workers and managed the |
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day-to-day operations of the office; and |
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WHEREAS, Before beginning his employment with TAB, he had a |
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notable tenure as a legislative aide; he worked for State |
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Representative Dora Olivo and managed a highly successful |
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reelection campaign for her; he later served as legislative |
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director for State Representative Roberto Gutierrez for several |
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sessions before returning to South Texas to manage the winning |
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reelection campaign of State District Judge Ed Aparacio; he |
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returned to the legislature as the chief of staff for State |
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Representative Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, he was a strong |
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advocate for quality education for all students in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Nelson Salinas was well-known around the State |
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Capitol as a supportive mentor to younger staffers and as a warm and |
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kind-hearted friend, always ready with a smile and good advice; |
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although he was taken much too soon, he leaves behind a legacy that |
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will continue to inspire all those who knew and loved him; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Nelson Reyes Salinas |
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and extend sincere condolences to the members of his family: to his |
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mother, Maria G. Salinas; to his siblings, Melibea Salinas, Argelio |
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Salinas, and Vianney Salinas Paredes; to his nieces and nephews, |
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Veronica Rae Guzman, Jacob Guzman, Donovan Gamez, Danyela Gamez, |
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Allana Paredes, Diego Hipolito, and Dominick Gamez; and to his |
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other relatives and many friends; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Nelson |
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Reyes Salinas. |
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Guerra |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3379 was unanimously adopted by a |
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rising vote of the House on May 30, 2015. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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