BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center C.S.H.C.R. 47 81R36838 CB3E-D By: Marquez et al. (Shapleigh) International Relations &Trade 5/23/2009 Committee Report (Substituted) AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT The Honorable Paul Cruz Moreno, who joined the Texas House of Representatives in 1967, retired as the second-longest-serving member of that body in January 2009. This esteemed Texan was born on April 28, 1931, and was raised in El Paso. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the Marines and, during his six years in uniform, he served with valor in the Korean War, earning numerous awards and decorations. He subsequently received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Western College and a law degree from The University of Texas. Representative Moreno began his legislative career in 1967. Long regarded as the "conscience" of the Texas House, he pushed for ethics reforms in the 1970s as a member of the "Dirty 30." He has also been a tenacious champion of the disadvantaged, fighting for single-member districts, seeking to expand access to quality education, and calling for the respectful recognition, both in rhetoric and in policy, of every individual's human dignity. Believed to be the longest-serving Mexican American lawmaker in the country, Representative Moreno in 1973 joined in founding the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, which addresses issues of particular concern to Latinos in Texas. Moreover, he has endeavored to encourage grassroots participation in the political process, helping to establish the group Tejano Democrats and giving substantial support to the creation of the University Democrats at The University of Texas at El Paso. For 40 years, Paul Moreno has devoted his considerable talents and abilities to representing the interests of his constituents and to advancing the cause of social justice in the Lone Star State, and his colleagues have proposed naming a state office building in his honor as a fitting tribute. By this resolution, the presiding officers and members of the house and senate express support and consent for naming a state office building in El Paso in Representative Moreno's honor, and this resolution serves as the authorization required by Section 2165.005 (Naming of State Buildings), Government Code. RESOLVED That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Paul Cruz Moreno for his four decades of exemplary legislative service and direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the state office building located at 401 East Franklin Avenue in El Paso the Paul C. Moreno State Office Building. That the secretary of state forward an official copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center C.S.H.C.R. 47
81R36838 CB3E-D By: Marquez et al. (Shapleigh)
International Relations &Trade
5/23/2009
Committee Report (Substituted)
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Honorable Paul Cruz Moreno, who joined the Texas House of Representatives in 1967, retired as the second-longest-serving member of that body in January 2009.
This esteemed Texan was born on April 28, 1931, and was raised in El Paso. Following his high school graduation, he enlisted in the Marines and, during his six years in uniform, he served with valor in the Korean War, earning numerous awards and decorations. He subsequently received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas Western College and a law degree from The University of Texas.
Representative Moreno began his legislative career in 1967. Long regarded as the "conscience" of the Texas House, he pushed for ethics reforms in the 1970s as a member of the "Dirty 30." He has also been a tenacious champion of the disadvantaged, fighting for single-member districts, seeking to expand access to quality education, and calling for the respectful recognition, both in rhetoric and in policy, of every individual's human dignity.
Believed to be the longest-serving Mexican American lawmaker in the country, Representative Moreno in 1973 joined in founding the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, which addresses issues of particular concern to Latinos in Texas. Moreover, he has endeavored to encourage grassroots participation in the political process, helping to establish the group Tejano Democrats and giving substantial support to the creation of the University Democrats at The University of Texas at El Paso.
For 40 years, Paul Moreno has devoted his considerable talents and abilities to representing the interests of his constituents and to advancing the cause of social justice in the Lone Star State, and his colleagues have proposed naming a state office building in his honor as a fitting tribute. By this resolution, the presiding officers and members of the house and senate express support and consent for naming a state office building in El Paso in Representative Moreno's honor, and this resolution serves as the authorization required by Section 2165.005 (Naming of State Buildings), Government Code.
RESOLVED
That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas hereby pay tribute to the Honorable Paul Cruz Moreno for his four decades of exemplary legislative service and direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the state office building located at 401 East Franklin Avenue in El Paso the Paul C. Moreno State Office Building.
That the secretary of state forward an official copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the Texas Facilities Commission.