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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cynthia A. Pena is retiring from Texas Health and |
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Human Services on February 28, 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary |
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career of more than 25 years with the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pena initially trained as a Texas Works advisor |
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in the HHS Mission Bryan office; shortly after she was hired, she |
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volunteered to help staff the newly opened Mission office, and she |
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went on to earn a series of promotions while working there and at |
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the Mission Conway office in the late 1990s; and |
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WHEREAS, In October 1997, Ms. Pena transferred to the Texas |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services to work in long-term |
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care services at its Edinburg Closner office; she also spent part of |
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her career with the agency in its Mission Bryan, Mission Conway, and |
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McAllen Bentsen offices, and in recognition of her professional |
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skill and dedication to the job, she was elevated to the role of |
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supervisor in December 2000; she later served as program manager in |
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the department's Pharr office; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pena returned to Health and Human Services in |
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2007 to take on the role of regional director in the Office of |
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Eligibility Services; she has since fulfilled her duties with |
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distinction at the agency's regional headquarters in Edinburg; and |
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WHEREAS, Cynthia Pena's skill, dedication, and |
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professionalism have made her an important asset to the agencies |
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she has served, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her |
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contributions as she embarks on a well-deserved retirement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cynthia A. Pena on her retirement |
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from Texas Health and Human Services and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Pena as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |