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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Augustin Rivera Jr. on receiving the 2023 |
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Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from the South Texas |
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Council Boy Scouts of America; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the South Texas Council Boy Scouts of |
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America recognizes an individual who has demonstrated |
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outstanding leadership abilities and has made significant |
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positive contributions to the Coastal Bend community; and |
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WHEREAS, This year, Augie Rivera will be honored at the |
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Distinguished Citizen Award Dinner, which will be held on |
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November 30, 2023; a lifelong resident of South Texas, Augie |
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served as the South Texas Council Boy Scouts of America |
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Centennial Board President in 2019 and as a volunteer youth |
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baseball, basketball, and chess coach and in a wide range of |
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scouting roles; still active in the program, he volunteers at |
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local and national levels; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Yale University and Stanford Law |
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School, Augie practiced as a civil trial and appellate lawyer for |
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more than 28 years before joining the Del Mar College District, |
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where he serves as general counsel and is a member of the |
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president's executive team; as an attorney, he has upheld the |
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highest standards of his profession, and he has earned local, |
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state, and national recognition for his achievements and his |
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contributions to the field of law; and |
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WHEREAS, Augie has served on the boards of a number of |
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agencies and professional and nonprofit organizations, including |
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those of the Ethics Commission of the City of Corpus Christi, the |
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Corpus Christi Housing Authority, South Texas Broadcasting, |
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Incorporated, and the Texas A&M--Corpus Christi Foundation; he |
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currently serves as chair of the Texas Board of Law Examiners and |
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sits on the boards of the National Conference of Bar Examiners |
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and the National Association of College and University |
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Attorneys; and |
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WHEREAS, A man of wisdom and integrity, Augie is a source |
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of inspiration to former and future scouts and is a recipient of |
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the organization's Silver Beaver Award; he is a devoted husband |
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to the Honorable Julianna Siracusa Rivera and a proud father to |
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four former scouts, including two Eagle Scouts; he has benefited |
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countless Texans through his generosity and his service to his |
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community, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition for |
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his many positive contributions to South Texas; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend Augie Rivera Jr. |
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on earning the 2023 Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award from |
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the South Texas Council Boy Scouts of America and extend to him |
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best wishes in all his future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |