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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Governor Greg Abbott has reappointed Frank Torres to |
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the board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement |
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System, and this distinct honor merits special recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Emergency Services Retirement System |
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administers the pensions for nearly 230 volunteer fire and |
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emergency services departments across the Lone Star State, and it |
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also provides active members with death and disability benefits and |
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tuition for professional education; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Torres was first appointed to the board by |
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Governor George W. Bush in 1996, and he is currently serving as its |
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chair; he is also a member of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Regional |
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Advisory Council, the Texas Ambulance Association, the Texas |
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Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems, and the State |
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Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Raymondville, Mr. Torres is the |
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executive director of Willacy County EMS, as well as a captain and |
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former chief of the Raymondville Fire Department, and he holds a |
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paramedic's license from Texas Southmost College; he also serves |
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his community as chair of the Raymondville Planning and Zoning |
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Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Frank Torres has helped guide the Texas Emergency |
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Services Retirement System for more than 20 years, and his |
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continued service is greatly appreciated by his colleagues and |
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fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Frank Torres on his reappointment |
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to the board of trustees of the Texas Emergency Services Retirement |
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System and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in his 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 Mr. Torres as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |