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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Oscar Ortiz retired as Nueces County commissioner |
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for Precinct 3 on December 31, 2016, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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tenure of more than two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Robstown High School and Corpus |
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Christi State University, Mr. Ortiz was first elected to the Nueces |
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County Commissioners Court in 1994, and his outstanding efforts in |
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addressing the needs of area residents soon garnered him the |
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loyalty of voters, who returned him to office in each subsequent |
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election; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his term, Mr. Ortiz compiled an |
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impressive list of accomplishments; he served as chair of the |
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Robstown Area Development Commission and the Coastal Bend Council |
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of Governments and as a member of the Local Redevelopment |
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Authority; moreover, he played an essential role in securing grants |
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that provided first-time water service to 10 colonias in Nueces |
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County, getting health clinics constructed on the west side of |
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Corpus Christi and in Robstown, consolidating the city and county |
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health departments, rehabilitating area infrastructure, and |
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improving youth facilities and services countywide; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his dedicated leadership and commitment to |
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good governance, Oscar Ortiz has helped make Nueces County an even |
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better place in which to live and work, and he has set a standard of |
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excellence to which others may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Oscar Ortiz on his retirement as |
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Nueces County commissioner for Precinct 3 and extend to him sincere |
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best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Ortiz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1471 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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