H.R. No. 1185

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas National Guard is celebrating the 10th
	anniversary of its partnership with the armed forces of the
	Republic of Chile in April 2019; and
	WHEREAS, A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of Defense
	and the National Guard Bureau, the State Partnership Program was
	established in 1993 after the end of the Cold War, and it links the
	national guards of individual states with the militaries of
	countries around the world; since April 2009, the Texas National
	Guard has been working with the Chilean armed forces; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of their partnership, the TXNG and
	Chile have conducted dozens of exchanges, participating in such
	exercises as airborne operations, C-130 and F-16 maintenance and
	flight maneuvers, special forces exchanges, and homeland security
	response preparedness; in addition, members of the TXNG have
	traveled to Tierra del Fuego, Chile, to learn the techniques for
	building roads in remote areas from the Chilean Army, and they have
	collaborated with the Chilean Air Force in a medical evacuation
	exercise and competed alongside Chilean soldiers and airmen at the
	Best Warrior Competition at Camp Swift near Bastrop; and
	WHEREAS, In this anniversary year, the adjutant general of
	Texas, Major General Tracy R. Norris, is meeting with a delegation
	of Chilean officials to sign an Agreement of Activity for the coming
	year; these eminent Chileans include Jose Luis Briseno, the consul
	general of Chile, Lieutenant General Albert Widmer, deputy chief of
	the joint staff of the Chilean armed forces, Rear Admiral Leonardo
	Quijarro, deputy chief of staff for the Chilean Navy, and Major
	General Carlos Castillo, Chilean military attaché to the United
	States and chief of the Chilean military mission in the United
	States; and
	WHEREAS, Over the past decade, the Texas National Guard and
	the Chilean military have built a strong relationship based on
	shared values and mutual respect, and this significant milestone in
	their partnership is truly deserving of special recognition; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the
	partnership between the Texas National Guard and the Republic of
	Chile and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the visiting delegation as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Tinderholt
	Flynn
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
	Allen Guillen Oliverson
	Allison Gutierrez Ortega
	Anchia Harless Pacheco
	Anderson Harris Paddie
	Ashby Hefner Parker
	Bailes Hernandez Patterson
	Beckley Herrero Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
	Bernal Howard Price
	Biedermann Huberty Ramos
	Blanco Hunter Raney
	Bohac Israel Raymond
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Bucy Kacal Rose
	Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Burrows King of Parker Sanford
	Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Cain Klick Shaheen
	Calanni Krause Sheffield
	Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Capriglione Lambert Shine
	Clardy Landgraf Smith
	Cole Lang Smithee
	Coleman Larson Springer
	Collier Leach Stephenson
	Cortez Leman Stickland
	Craddick Longoria Stucky
	Cyrier Lopez Swanson
	Darby Lozano Talarico
	Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
	Dominguez Meyer Toth
	Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
	Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Fierro Miller VanDeaver
	Flynn Minjarez Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morales White
	Geren Morrison Wilson
	Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
	Goldman Murphy Wu
	González of Dallas Murr Zedler
	González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
	Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1185 was adopted by the House on April
	12, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House