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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Maria-Elena Giner has been named the 2023 Señora |
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Internacional by the League of United Latin American Citizens |
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Council No. 12 in Laredo; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, LULAC Council No. 12 selects a Señor and |
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Señora Internacional as part of the Washington's Birthday |
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Celebration in Laredo, a month-long event that features parades, a |
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carnival, and an international bridge ceremony symbolizing the |
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friendship between the U.S. and Mexico; chosen for their |
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contributions to Hispanic Americans and the Southwest, the honorees |
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each represent one side of the U.S.-Mexico border; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of an immigrant, Maria-Elena Giner grew |
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up along the U.S.-Mexico border, and she is both bicultural and |
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bilingual; she attended Loretto Academy in El Paso and continued |
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her education at Loyola Marymount University, where she earned a |
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bachelor's degree in civil engineering; she went on to receive a |
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master's degree in business administration from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso and a doctorate in public policy from UT Austin; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Giner previously served as the general manager |
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for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, and over the |
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course of her tenure, she focused on policies addressing |
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U.S.-Mexico cooperation on water, energy, and climate change; in |
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2021, she was appointed to her current role as the U.S. commissioner |
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of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States |
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and Mexico; a registered professional engineer, she has also |
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published extensively on water policy and transboundary bilateral |
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cooperation; and |
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WHEREAS, Maria-Elena Giner has made vital contributions to |
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the U.S.-Mexico border region, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Maria-Elena Giner on being |
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named the 2023 Señora Internacional by LULAC Council No. 12 in |
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Laredo and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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with her 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 Dr. Giner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |