H.R. No. 1843
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Frank Torres to
  the board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement
  System, and this distinct honor merits special recognition; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System
  administers the pensions for nearly 230 volunteer fire and
  emergency services departments across the Lone Star State, and it
  also provides active members with death and disability benefits and
  tuition for professional education; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Torres was first appointed to the board by
  Governor George W. Bush in 1996, and he is currently serving as its
  chair; he is also a member of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional
  Advisory Council, the Texas Ambulance Association, the Texas
  Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems, and the State
  Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Raymondville, Mr. Torres is the
  executive director of Willacy County EMS, as well as a captain and
  former chief of the Raymondville Fire Department, and he holds a
  paramedic's license from Texas Southmost College; he also serves
  his community as chair of the Raymondville Planning and Zoning
  Commission; and
         WHEREAS, Frank Torres has helped guide the Texas Emergency
  Services Retirement System for more than 20 years, and his
  continued service is greatly appreciated by his colleagues and
  fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Frank Torres on his reappointment
  to the board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement
  System and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success
  in his important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Torres as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Guillen
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1843 was adopted by the House on May
  24, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House