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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In recognition of his many contributions to the |
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economic development and overall prosperity of South Texas, the |
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Honorable Eddie Lucio Jr. has been named the Border Texan of the |
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Year for 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A former two-term member of the Texas House of |
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Representatives, Eddie Lucio was elected to the Texas Senate in |
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1991 and currently has the distinction of being |
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the third-longest-serving member of that chamber; he chairs the |
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Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations, serves as vice |
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chair of the Senate Committee on Education, and is also a member of |
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committees focusing on border security, state affairs, and veterans |
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affairs; in years past, Senator Lucio held a seat on the powerful |
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Senate Finance Committee, during which time he worked to allocate |
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state funds for infrastructure needs in South Texas and |
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successfully secured the designation of the region's first |
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interstate highways; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his time in the legislature, Senator |
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Lucio has been a champion for health care for children with |
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disabilities, for equity in public schools, and for veterans' |
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issues; he has played a prominent role in improving access to higher |
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education in the Rio Grande Valley, having promoted legislation |
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that successfully created colleges and universities across the |
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region, notably The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its |
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four-year school of medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Born and raised in Brownsville, Eddie Lucio |
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Jr. graduated from Pan American University with a bachelor's degree |
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in education and worked as a teacher and coach before serving 12 |
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years in county government; he is supported in all his endeavors by |
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his wife of 49 years, Minnie, and their two children, Lynda and |
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Eddie, as well as their five grandchildren; and |
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WHEREAS, With his selection as the Border Texan of the Year, |
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Senator Lucio joins an elite group of public servants who, through |
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their leadership and advocacy, have immeasurably enhanced the |
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quality of life in South Texas, and he may reflect with pride on all |
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that he has accomplished in behalf of his constituents; 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 Senator Eddie Lucio Jr. on being |
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named the 2017 Border Texan of the Year and extend to him sincere |
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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 Senator Lucio as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |