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Congratulatory And Memorial Calendar

Thursday, April 17, 2025
9:00 AM

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********** CONGRATULATORY RESOLUTIONS **********

HCR 128             Paul

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District.

HR 7                Morales, Christina

Commemorating Mexican Mother's Day on May 10, 2025.

HR 11               Morales, Christina

Commemorating the 143rd anniversary of the birth of Minnie Fisher Cunningham.

HR 37               Lalani

Commending the Emgage Texas Emerging Leaders program.

HR 69               Cain

Commending the Crosby High School Band for performing at the State Capitol on December 5, 2024.

HR 83               Lozano

Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Refugio County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 89               Bumgarner

Commemorating the centennial of the city of Lewisville.

HR 100              Holt

Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 123              Cain

Commemorating the 232nd anniversary of the birth of Sam Houston.

HR 129              Lozano

Recognizing February 24, 2025, as Taft Housing Authority Day at the State Capitol.

HR 137              Johnson

Honoring Frances "Poppy" Northcutt for her professional and civic achievements.

HR 254              Lozano

Congratulating the Portland City Council on its selection as the 2025 City Council of the Year by the Texas City Management Association.

HR 258              Flores / Cole / Howard / Goodwin / Hinojosa

Congratulating Dick Lavine on his retirement as a senior fiscal analyst at Every Texan.

HR 289              Hefner

Honoring Michael Mars for his service as Titus County GOP executive committee chair.

HR 293              Davis, Yvonne

Congratulating Dr. Clarence O. Preston of Beth Eden Baptist Church in Dallas on his 40th pastoral anniversary.

HR 318              Slawson

Recognizing the 2025 Tarleton State University legislative interns.

HR 324              Fairly

Commending Candy Gibbs on her three decades of service to Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs in Amarillo.

HR 350              Cole

Honoring Nelson Linder for his 25 years of service as president of the Austin NAACP.

HR 368              Reynolds

Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Texas NAACP Day at the State Capitol.

HR 370              Reynolds

Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Houston Black American Democrats Day at the State Capitol.

HR 372              Isaac

Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Make Texans Healthy Again Day at the State Capitol.

HR 379              Manuel

Honoring Hargie Faye Savoy for her service to the Port Arthur community.

HR 406              Olcott

Congratulating Weatherford ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction.

HR 407              Olcott

Congratulating Aledo ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction.

HR 432              Toth

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of The Woodlands.

HR 445              Bhojani

Recognizing April 29, 2025, as Bahá'í Day at the State Capitol.

HR 471              Howard

Honoring Texas Women's Foundation on the occasion of International Women's Day.

HR 504              Tinderholt

Congratulating the Texas Rangers on their 53rd anniversary in Arlington.

HR 506              Bumgarner

Commemorating the grand opening of the John Ashman Fire Training Complex in Lewisville.

HR 507              Bumgarner

Congratulating Sergeant Barron Smith on his retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department.

HR 528              Louderback

Honoring the Reverend Marvin Joe Moore and Sister Mildred Ann Moore for their 50 years of pastoral service at First Church Bay City.

HR 567              Holt

Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol.

HR 572              Smithee

Commemorating the 62nd anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Gideon v. Wainwright.

HR 591              Reynolds

Honoring Cliff Albright for his efforts to encourage voter participation and civic engagement.

HR 592              Reynolds

Honoring Bishop Ronnie Elijah Brailsford Sr. for his outstanding contributions as a spiritual leader.

HR 593              Reynolds

Recognizing April 10, 2025, as Environmental Justice Day at the State Capitol.

HR 603              Holt

Welcoming the Liberty Elementary School Student Council to the State Capitol.

HR 614              Lalani

Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Ismaili CIVIC Advocacy Day of Service.

HR 621              Simmons

Congratulating Ivy L. Walls on her receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

HR 673              Romero

Commemorating the 98th anniversary of the birth of Cesar Chavez on March 31, 2025.

HR 684              Hinojosa

Honoring Chief Russell Martin of the Tonkawa Tribe of Oklahoma.

HR 685              Hinojosa

Congratulating Joanna Botello on being selected as the 2025 Teacher of Promise at Navarro Early College High School in the Austin Independent School District.

HR 687              Hinojosa

Congratulating Bryce Hilber on being selected as the 2025 Teacher of Promise at Crockett Early College High School in the Austin Independent School District.

HR 700              Lujan

Commemorating the 52nd annual Heroes Luncheon of the 100 Club of San Antonio.

HR 701              Davis, Aicha

Congratulating the 2025 African American Education Archives and History Program Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony honorees.

HR 711              Bucy

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Williamson County Emergency Medical Services.

HR 712              Meyer

Welcoming the fourth-grade class of St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas to the State Capitol.

HR 754              Dyson

Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

HR 757              Guillen

Recognizing April 24, 2025, as La Salle County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 758              Guillen

Recognizing April 22, 2025, as McMullen County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 760              Guillen

Recognizing April 9, 2025, as City of Kenedy Day at the State Capitol.

HR 764              Louderback

Recognizing April 24, 2025, as Reman Day.

HR 765              Lujan

Recognizing April 14, 2025, as San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants Day at the State Capitol.

HR 766              Lujan

Congratulating Felix Lopez of Southwest Legacy High School on being named KSAT's Educator of the Month.

HR 767              Guerra

Commemorating Tejano Day 2025.

HR 768              Johnson

Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for Southside Place Park.

HR 769              Davis, Yvonne

Congratulating Curtis King on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

HR 770              Davis, Yvonne

Congratulating Stephen Wayne Jackson Sr. on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

HR 771              Davis, Yvonne

Congratulating Richard Lee Pace on his receipt of a 2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

HR 772              Guillen

Commending Dr. Luis Alcala for his participation in the Physician of the Day program on April 4, 2025.

HR 774              Guillen

Recognizing April 15, 2025, as Wilson County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 776              Johnson

Congratulating Purple Songs Can Fly on its receipt of an Arts Create grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts.

HR 777              Johnson

Congratulating the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University on its 50th anniversary.

HR 778              Johnson

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University.

HR 779              Johnson

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

HR 780              Johnson

Congratulating Lee Ehmke on his retirement as president and CEO of the Houston Zoo.

HR 783              Guillen

Recognizing April 24, 2025, as Jim Hogg County Day at the State Capitol.

HR 784              Hunter

Congratulating Dr. Juan Carlos Huerta on his selection as a Texas A&M University System Regents Professor.


********** MEMORIAL RESOLUTIONS **********

HR 6                Morales, Christina

Posthumously honoring the construction workers who died in the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on March 26, 2024.

HR 17               Raymond / Curry

In memory of Corey D. Comperatore of Sarver, Pennsylvania.

HR 18               Cole

In memory of Dr. Charles Eugene Urdy of Austin.

HR 49               Cole

In memory of Ina Glasberg of Needham, Massachusetts.

HR 170              Hopper / Oliverson / Schatzline / Olcott / Luther / et al.

In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.

HR 236              Howard / Flores

In memory of Cecile Richards, former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

HR 247              Morales Shaw / Reynolds / Thompson / Allen / Walle

In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.

HR 275              Jones, Jolanda

In memory of Judge Zinetta Arceneaux Burney of Houston.

HR 355              Bucy

In memory of William Everett Brannon Jr. of Sulphur Springs.

HR 356              Bucy

In memory of Jennifer Joy Mattingly of Round Rock.

HR 364              Collier

In memory of retired judge L. Clifford Davis of Arlington.

HR 672              DeAyala

In memory of George William Strake Jr. and Annette DeWalch Strake of Houston.

HR 690              Louderback

In memory of Sister Emilie Eilers of Victoria.

HR 755              Button

In memory of Janice S. Watson Cullum.

HR 756              Button

In memory of George L. Cullum III.

HR 759              Guillen

In memory of Dr. William Peter Kuvlesky Jr. of Kingsville.

HR 762              Harless

In memory of Eugene Frank Zaboroski of Cypress.

HR 763              Moody

In memory of Sharon Carol "Shay" Shugert of El Paso.

HR 781              Lujan

In memory of Cameron Celeste Jacobson of San Antonio.

HR 785              Howard

In memory of former state comptroller and Austin mayor Carole Keeton.