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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt was sworn in as the judge |
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of State District Court 449 at a ceremony in Edinburg on January 1, |
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2017, becoming the youngest district judge currently serving in the |
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State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, An Edinburg native, Ms. Rodriguez-Betancourt |
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graduated from Edinburg High School in 1999, and she went on to earn |
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a bachelor's degree at The University of Texas--Pan American and a |
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law degree from The University of Texas at Austin; she established a |
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law practice in her hometown in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected in May 2016, Judge Rodriguez-Betancourt |
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will serve a four-year term as the district judge presiding over |
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cases concerning juveniles in Hidalgo County; in preparation, she |
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visited juvenile courts in several counties across the Lone Star |
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State, including Cameron, Bexar, and El Paso, where she examined |
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the practices of veteran juvenile judges; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Rodriguez-Betancourt has |
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greatly benefited from the love and support of her husband, J. R. |
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Betancourt, and their three daughters; and |
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WHEREAS, Judge Rodriguez-Betancourt brings to the 449th |
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District Court her professionalism, legal expertise, and |
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unwavering commitment to excellence, and she may indeed take pride |
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in all that she has accomplished in her career thus far as she takes |
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on the challenges and opportunities of her new office; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Renee |
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Rodriguez-Betancourt on becoming the judge of the 449th State |
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District Court and extend to her sincere best wishes for success in |
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her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Judge Rodriguez-Betancourt as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Longoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 238 was adopted by the House on |
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February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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