H.R. No. 727 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, April 27, 1995, marks the 37th birthday of an 1-2 esteemed member of the Texas House of Representatives, the 1-3 Honorable Robert Puente, and it gives the members of this chamber 1-4 great pleasure to recognize him on this truly auspicious occasion; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, Representative Puente knew he was destined to play a 1-7 leading role in state politics, even back in those days when he was 1-8 still a young man; following his studies in political science at 1-9 St. Mary's University in San Antonio, he was graduated from The 1-10 University of Texas Law School in 1982 and soon thereafter embarked 1-11 on a successful career as a practicing attorney, lending credence 1-12 to the theory that practice makes perfect; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Since taking office as a member of this chamber in 1-14 1990, this exceptional legislator has served the people of Texas 1-15 with integrity and vision; as the representative of District 119, 1-16 he has worked tirelessly on behalf of his constituents, never 1-17 failing to provide them with the excellent service and support they 1-18 deserve; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Affectionately known as the "juvenile delinquent" of 1-20 the Juvenile Justice and Famiy Issues Committee, he has also made a 1-21 name for himself among the Bexar County delegation, Leo Alvarado, 1-22 Karyne Jones Conley, Frank Corte, Christine Hernandez, John 1-23 Longoria, Ciro Rodriguez, Sylvia Romo, John Shields, Bill Siebert, 2-1 and Leticia Van de Putte, who have had to send him to "time out" on 2-2 a number of occasions; and 2-3 WHEREAS, A past president of the Mexican-American Bar 2-4 Association of San Antonio, Mr. Puente is far from a "has been" and 2-5 is active in the legal community as a member of numerous local bar 2-6 associations and as a board member of the Bexar County Mediation 2-7 Center; his determination to make Texas a better place in which to 2-8 live and raise a family is also evident in the long hours he 2-9 devotes to the advisory board of the Victoria Child Care Center, as 2-10 well as many other community groups throughout Bexar County; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Despite his cherubic countenance, Robert Puente is, 2-12 in fact, a determined activist who has made many significant 2-13 contributions to the work of this chamber throughout his fine 2-14 tenure in office, and as he celebrates his birthday on this day, it 2-15 is indeed appropriate for his fellow colleagues to take a brief 2-16 moment to honor him for his exemplary service; now, therefore, be 2-17 it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-19 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Robert Puente on the 2-20 occasion of his 37th birthday and extend to him warmest best wishes 2-21 for many more years of continued success and happiness; and, be it 2-22 further 2-23 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-24 prepared for Representative Puente as an expression of highest 2-25 regard from his many friends in the Texas House of Representatives.