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  H.R. No. 872
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, April 28, 2025, marks the 94th anniversary of the
  birth of the late Paul Cruz Moreno of El Paso, a longtime state
  representative and champion of social justice; and
         WHEREAS, Born in El Paso in 1931, Mr. Moreno was the son of
  Avelina Ramirez and Reyes Moreno Sr.; he enlisted in the
  U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and became a highly decorated
  Korean War veteran and Marine recruiter; following a diving
  accident that left him a quadriplegic, he graduated from The
  University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas School of
  Law; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Moreno was first elected to the Texas House in
  1966; over the course of more than four decades, he worked
  tirelessly in behalf of the most vulnerable; he pushed for
  legislation requiring developers to provide water and sanitation to
  colonias, and he strove to make public buildings and transportation
  more accessible to people with disabilities; in addition, he
  challenged the state's public school financing system, sought to
  regulate college tuition, and advocated for higher teacher
  salaries; he also worked to pass a minimum wage bill; his fierce
  dedication and strong moral compass earned him a reputation as the
  "Conscience of the House"; and
         WHEREAS, In 1971, Mr. Moreno was part of the "Dirty Thirty,"
  a bipartisan group that opposed the speaker and other officials
  charged with corruption; as a member of the Higher Education
  Committee, he successfully championed greater access to
  opportunity and played a key role in enhancing support for The
  University of Texas at El Paso; he was a founding member and
  inaugural chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, and in
  2007, he was acknowledged as the first Mexican American "Dean of the
  Texas House" when he became the longest-tenured state
  representative; his myriad accolades included the PUSH Excel
  National Award, and the El Paso Independent School District named
  an elementary school in his honor; moreover, the Mexican American
  Legislative Leadership Foundation pays tribute to his legacy with
  its Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program for undergraduate
  and graduate students; and
         WHEREAS, Although Paul Moreno passed away in 2017, his
  enormous accomplishments left a lasting imprint on the Lone Star
  State, and his exceptional record of service will continue to
  inspire future generations; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
  Legislature hereby posthumously honor former state representative
  Paul Cruz Moreno on the 94th anniversary of his birth.
 
  Romero
 
 
Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
 
Alders Guillen Morgan
 
Allen Harless Muñoz
 
Anchía Harris Noble
 
Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
 
Barry Harrison Oliverson
 
Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
 
Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
 
Bernal Hernandez Patterson
 
Bhojani Hickland Paul
 
Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
 
Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
 
Bryant Hopper Phelan
 
Buckley Howard Pierson
 
Bucy Hull Plesa
 
Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Cain Johnson Richardson
 
Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
 
Canales Jones of Harris Romero
 
Capriglione Kerwin Rose
 
Cole King Rosenthal
 
Collier Kitzman Schatzline
 
Cook LaHood Schofield
 
Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
 
Craddick Lambert Shaheen
 
Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
 
Curry Leach Simmons
 
Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
 
A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
 
Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
 
Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
 
DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
 
Dorazio Louderback Tepper
 
Dutton Lowe Thompson
 
Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
 
Fairly Lujan Toth
 
Flores Luther Troxclair
 
Frank Manuel Turner
 
Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
 
Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
 
Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
 
Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
 
Gates Metcalf Vo
 
Gerdes Meyer Walle
 
Geren Meza Ward Johnson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
 
González of Dallas Moody Wilson
 
González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
 
Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 872 was adopted by the House on April
  28, 2025, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House