Bill Text: TX HR2104 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the one-year anniversary of the dedication of Valent Hall at United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR2104 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR2104-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2104 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station | ||
| Corpus Christi is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the | ||
| opening of Valent Hall in 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Valent Hall was named in honor of Chief Boatswain's | ||
| Mate Pablo Valent, a Corpus Christi native who forged a | ||
| distinguished career in the U.S. Coast Guard that spanned nearly | ||
| three decades; born on January 15, 1892, he enlisted in what was | ||
| then called the Life-Saving Service in 1912, and he was serving at | ||
| the Brazos Station on South Padre Island in 1919 when the | ||
| catastrophic Florida Keys Hurricane struck the Gulf of Mexico; he | ||
| and his fellow surfmen risked their lives to save the crew of a | ||
| capsized schooner in stormy seas, and the success of the mission | ||
| earned the rescuers the Coast Guard's Silver Life-Saving Medal for | ||
| their heroism; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Valent took charge of the Brazos Station in | ||
| 1935, becoming the coast guard's first Hispanic American station | ||
| commander; he retired from the service in 1940 and passed away in | ||
| 1969, at the age of 77; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Serving with honor, courage, and steadfastness, | ||
| Chief Pablo Valent embodied the highest ideals of the United States | ||
| Coast Guard, and Valent Hall stands as a lasting reminder of his | ||
| outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the one-year anniversary of the | ||
| dedication of Valent Hall and extend to all those associated with | ||
| United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi sincere | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for United States Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus | ||
| Christi as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2104 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 27, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
