Bill Text: TX HR1350 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Dora Perez, the first woman elected to the Willacy County Commissioners Court.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1350 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1350-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1350 |
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WHEREAS, Dora Perez took the oath of office as a member of the | ||
Willacy County Commissioners Court on January 1, 2011, becoming the | ||
first female member of that organization in the county's history; | ||
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WHEREAS, Commissioner Perez won election as the | ||
representative for Precinct 4 on April 13, 2010, and is a longtime | ||
resident of Willacy County; she attended school in Sebastian before | ||
graduating from Lyford High School and then went on to earn a | ||
bachelor's degree from The University of Texas--Pan American and a | ||
master's degree from Texas A&M University--Kingsville; and | ||
WHEREAS, Commissioner Perez is a retired educator who taught | ||
for 36 years, 33 of which were spent with the Lyford Consolidated | ||
Independent School District; during her notable career, she | ||
organized the district's bilingual program, and she also taught | ||
adult basic education and parenting classes; and | ||
WHEREAS, A member of St. Martin Catholic Church in Sebastian, | ||
Commissioner Perez is a Eucharist minister, the CYO director, and a | ||
CCD teacher and coordinator; in addition, she is the Altar Society | ||
president and secretary, and she holds those same posts on the | ||
parish council; she further gives back to her community as a member | ||
of the Housing Authority Board of Willacy County; and | ||
WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Commissioner Perez enjoys | ||
the love and support of her husband of 43 years, Ignacio, and her | ||
two daughters and grandchildren; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each day, public servants work to improve the | ||
quality of life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and | ||
the dedicated efforts of Commissioner Dora Perez are helping to | ||
assure that Willacy County is well positioned to meet the | ||
challenges and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dora Perez on becoming the first | ||
woman to be elected to the Willacy County Commissioners Court and | ||
extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Commissioner Perez as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Lozano | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1350 was adopted by the House on April | ||
14, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||