| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2479 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Voters overwhelmingly returned Arlington City |
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| 6 | 6 | | Council member Robert Rivera to office on May 9, 2009; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, First elected to represent District 3 in 2005, Mr. |
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| 8 | 8 | | Rivera has worked hard to improve the quality of life in Southeast |
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| 9 | 9 | | Arlington, where he has been a resident for more than three decades; |
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| 10 | 10 | | his current goals for the community include improving public |
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| 11 | 11 | | safety, adding and updating parks, enhancing traffic flow and the |
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| 12 | 12 | | condition of streets, and lowering the tax burden; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Rivera has long distinguished himself as a civic |
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| 14 | 14 | | leader; in 1990, at the age of 18, he became involved in Young Men |
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| 15 | 15 | | for Arlington and the Home Run Arlington Steering Committee, and |
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| 16 | 16 | | his public-spirited efforts have only intensified since then; he |
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| 17 | 17 | | went on to serve as president of YMA in 1996, and he founded the YMA |
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| 18 | 18 | | Annual Gala benefiting The Women's Shelter; while serving as a |
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| 19 | 19 | | member of the Arlington Library Board of Directors, he co-chaired |
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| 20 | 20 | | the library bond election, which resulted in funding to build the |
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| 21 | 21 | | Southeast Library Branch; moreover, he served five years as board |
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| 22 | 22 | | chair of the Arlington Convention and Visitors Bureau, and in 2001, |
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| 23 | 23 | | he co-founded Touchdown Arlington to promote the city as the site of |
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| 24 | 24 | | the new Dallas Cowboys stadium; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Currently benefiting from the insight and |
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| 26 | 26 | | dedication of Mr. Rivera are the boards of such organizations as Big |
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| 27 | 27 | | Brothers Big Sisters, YMCA, and the H.O.P.E. Tutoring Center; he is |
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| 28 | 28 | | the recipient of numerous honors, including the Outstanding Service |
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| 29 | 29 | | to Children Award from Big Brothers Big Sisters, the 40 Under 40 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Award from the Fort Worth Business Press, the Tom Vandergriff |
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| 31 | 31 | | Leadership Award from Young Men for Arlington, and the Heritage |
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| 32 | 32 | | Award from the United Hispanic Council of Tarrant County; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Arlington, |
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| 34 | 34 | | Mr. Rivera is vice president of a local commercial real estate |
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| 35 | 35 | | company; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating an unwavering commitment to his |
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| 37 | 37 | | fellow citizens, Robert Rivera is making a positive difference to |
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| 38 | 38 | | the city of Arlington, and he has earned the respect and admiration |
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| 39 | 39 | | of all who are fortunate enough to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | Legislature congratulate Robert Rivera on his reelection to the |
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| 42 | 42 | | Arlington City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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| 43 | 43 | | continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 45 | | prepared for Mr. Rivera as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 46 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 47 | 47 | | Anchia |
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| 48 | 48 | | Alonzo |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2479 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 52 | 52 | | 28, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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