H.R. No. 188
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr. of The University of Texas
  Rio Grande Valley has been selected as a 2021 Emerging Scholar by
  the journal Diverse: Issues in Higher Education; and
         WHEREAS, A clinical assistant professor in the School of
  Rehabilitation Services and Counseling, Dr. Blanco launched the
  school's bachelor's degree program in addiction studies, an online
  program for future clinicians across the state and beyond; he
  serves as its coordinator; and
         WHEREAS, Dr. Blanco is a licensed chemical dependency
  counselor with special expertise in substance use and addiction in
  the Hispanic community; he focuses his research on the attitudes of
  Latinx health practitioners toward addiction and on measures to
  reduce stigma and expand access to treatment; after joining UTRGV
  in 2015, he became coprincipal investigator on a three-year federal
  grant program through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health
  Services Administration; the initiative trained students pursuing
  degrees in health care professions to recognize and address
  substance abuse in patients; and
         WHEREAS, In 2020, Dr. Blanco was named Terry B. Hale
  Professional of the Year by the Texas Association of Addiction
  Professionals; he earned his bachelor's degree in psychology at
  UT Austin as a first-generation student on scholarship and
  completed both his master's degree in clinical psychology and his
  doctoral degree in rehabilitation counseling at UTRGV; and
         WHEREAS, Eluterio Blanco has distinguished himself as a
  dynamic young leader in an academic field of vital importance to the
  Hispanic community, and his accomplishments are a source of great
  pride to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Eluterio Blanco Jr. on his
  selection as a 2021 Emerging Scholar by the journal Diverse: Issues
  in Higher Education and extend to him sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Dr. Blanco as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Guerra
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 188 was adopted by the House on March
  18, 2021, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House