R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Our colleague and friend the Honorable Paul C.
1-2 Moreno of El Paso is celebrating his 70th birthday on April 28,
1-3 2001, and he has spent almost half of his 70 years rendering
1-4 immeasurable service to the people of El Paso and to Texans
1-5 throughout the Lone Star State as a member of this chamber; and
1-6 WHEREAS, A native of El Paso County, Mr. Moreno joined the
1-7 United States Marine Corps following high school, and during his
1-8 six years with the Marines he received numerous awards for service
1-9 in Korea; he subsequently earned a B.B.A. from Texas Western
1-10 College and a law degree from The University of Texas; and
1-11 WHEREAS, Committed to the beliefs that everyone is entitled
1-12 to sound legal representation and that all voices should be heard,
1-13 he is a cofounder of El Paso Legal Assistance and a founding member
1-14 of the Tejano Democrats; and
1-15 WHEREAS, This highly respected gentleman began his
1-16 legislative career in 1967 as a member of the 60th Legislature; he
1-17 has served during the terms of eight governors and now ranks third
1-18 in seniority among all current members; he also has achieved the
1-19 distinction of holding the longest tenure of anyone elected to a
1-20 state office from El Paso County, as well as the longest tenure of
1-21 any Mexican American in the Texas House of Representatives; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Throughout his career, he has fought courageously
1-23 for such causes as single-member districts, equitable funding for
1-24 poor school districts, and better-funded graduate training at
2-1 universities along the Texas border; in addition, he has worked to
2-2 improve teachers' salaries and teacher retirement programs; and
2-3 WHEREAS, During the 76th Legislature, Representative Moreno
2-4 was instrumental in obtaining more than $100 million in
2-5 appropriations for The University of Texas at El Paso and for the
2-6 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso; he also
2-7 played a vital role in securing two new district courts for El Paso
2-8 County; and
2-9 WHEREAS, Representative Moreno's unflagging efforts in behalf
2-10 of his constituents have won him numerous local, state, and
2-11 national awards; appropriately, because of his tireless support of
2-12 education, the El Paso Independent School District in 1996 named an
2-13 elementary school in his honor; and
2-14 WHEREAS, A tenacious advocate for the people of El Paso and
2-15 for all Texans who have been historically underrepresented,
2-16 Mr. Moreno is considered by many people as the "Conscience of the
2-17 House," and it is a privilege and a great pleasure to pay tribute
2-18 to him at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-20 Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Paul C. Moreno on the
2-21 occasion of his 70th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes
2-22 for a joyous celebration.
Pitts
Giddings
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Morrison
Bailey Grusendorf Mowery
Berman Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Najera
Bosse Hamric Nixon
Brimer Hardcastle Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hawley Olivo
Burnam Heflin Pickett
Callegari Hilbert Pitts
Capelo Hilderbran Puente
Carter Hill Ramsay
Chavez Hinojosa Rangel
Chisum Hochberg Raymond
Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Clark Homer Reyna of Dallas
Coleman Hope Ritter
Cook Hopson Sadler
Corte Howard Salinas
Counts Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Shields
Craddick Isett Smith
Crownover Janek Smithee
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Solis
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solomons
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Swinford
Delisi Junell Talton
Denny Keel Telford
Deshotel Keffer Thompson
Driver King of Parker Tillery
Dukes King of Uvalde Truitt
Dunnam Kitchen Turner of Coleman
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Harris
Edwards Krusee Uher
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uresti
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Villarreal
Elkins Lewis of Orange Walker
Ellis Longoria West
Farabee Luna Williams
Farrar McCall Wilson
Flores McClendon Wise
Gallego McReynolds Wohlgemuth
Garcia Madden Wolens
George Marchant Woolley
Geren Martinez Fischer Yarbrough
Giddings Maxey Zbranek
Glaze Menendez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 722 was adopted by the House on April
25, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House