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1	1	H.R. No. 2865
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Honorable Aaron Pea, Jr., a four-term member of
6	6	the Texas House of Representatives from Hidalgo County, is
7	7	celebrating his 50th birthday on June 8, 2009; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Born in Austin and raised his first few years in the
9	9	shadow of the Capitol, Aaron Pea moved to Edinburg with his family
10	10	as a young child; after earning his diploma from Edinburg High
11	11	School in 1977 and his bachelor's degree from UT-Austin in 1984, he
12	12	was awarded his juris doctor degree from Texas Southern University
13	13	in 1987; and
14	14	WHEREAS, Representative Pea was licensed to practice law by
15	15	the State Bar of Texas in May 1988; in December 1995, he became
16	16	board certified by the State Bar of Texas in the area of Labor and
17	17	Employment Law; Aaron Pea enjoyed a celebrated career as one of the
18	18	more accomplished employment trial lawyers in the state, later
19	19	serving on the State Bar of Texas' governing board for Labor and
20	20	Employment attorneys; after 17 years of practicing almost
21	21	exclusively as a plaintiff's lawyer, Representative Pea began
22	22	working solely as a civil defense lawyer in April 2005; Texas
23	23	Monthly has recognized him as a "Super Lawyer" in both fields; he
24	24	has been employed by the Pea, McDonald, Prestia and Ornelas law
25	25	firm, by Aaron Pea and Associates, and by Colvin and Chaney; and
26	26	WHEREAS, First elected to the Texas Legislature in 2002,
27	27	Representative Pea has been a strong advocate for education,
28	28	working to increase salaries for public school teachers and to
29	29	significantly further the development of The University of
30	30	Texas-Pan American; to that end, he has been instrumental in
31	31	securing funding for the construction of a fine arts center and
32	32	student wellness center and for augmenting the resources of the
33	33	Regional Academic Health Center on campus; he is also the author and
34	34	house sponsor of legislation to create a medical school in the Rio
35	35	Grande Valley; and
36	36	WHEREAS, Having entered service in the Texas State Guard as a
37	37	major, Aaron Pea has been a staunch champion of military veterans;
38	38	he participated in the March 14-20, 2009, march from Edinburg to the
39	39	Audie L. Murphy Veterans Hospital in San Antonio, a march that was
40	40	sponsored by veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who are
41	41	living in the Rio Grande Valley and that was intended to draw
42	42	attention to the need for a VA hospital in the Valley; in addition,
43	43	he has authored legislation to posthumously award the Texas
44	44	Legislative Medal of Honor to Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez and Private
45	45	Pedro Cano; and
46	46	WHEREAS, Representative Pea is also a forceful proponent of
47	47	drug-abuse treatment and prevention programs, with his primary
48	48	legislative goal in this area being the establishment of a drug
49	49	treatment center in South Texas; moreover, he supports the John
50	50	Austin Pea Memorial Scholarship, which was established by the
51	51	Texas Association of Addiction Professionals to provide assistance
52	52	to members of Texas Teens for Legislative Change who wish to pursue
53	53	higher education; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Representative Pea formerly chaired the criminal
55	55	jurisprudence committee and currently serves as vice chair of the
56	56	elections committee and as a member of the ways and means and
57	57	redistricting committees; and
58	58	WHEREAS, Recognized by Capitol Inside as a top house
59	59	negotiator during the 80th Legislature, Representative Pea has
60	60	received numerous other accolades as well; among these are the
61	61	Tough on Crime award, given by the Texas District and County
62	62	Attorneys Association, the Champion for Children award from the
63	63	Boys and Girls Club, the Bulldog award from the Rio Grande Valley
64	64	Teachers Association, and the Lifetime Achievement award from
65	65	LULAC, the League of United Latin American Citizens; and
66	66	WHEREAS, Aaron Pea and his wife, Monica, are the parents of
67	67	five children, Adrienne Pea-Garza, Aron Leonel Pea III, John
68	68	Austin Pea, Alyssa Victoria Pea, and Michael Anthony Pea; they
69	69	are also the grandparents of Aquiles Jaime Garza, Chelsea Nicole
70	70	Pea, Aron Christian Garza, Aaron Austin Pea, and Addison Rose
71	71	Pea; and
72	72	WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan continues to embody the highest
73	73	standards of public service, and it is a pleasure to pay tribute to
74	74	him as he prepares to embark on a new, and no doubt equally
75	75	productive, decade; now, therefore, be it
76	76	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
77	77	Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Aaron Pea, Jr., on
78	78	his upcoming 50th birthday and extend to him sincere best wishes for
79	79	the coming year; and, be it further
80	80	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
81	81	prepared for Representative Pea as an expression of high regard by
82	82	the Texas House of Representatives.
83	83	Guillen
84	84	______________________________
85	85	Speaker of the House
86	86	I certify that H.R. No. 2865 was adopted by the House on June
87	87	1, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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89	89	Chief Clerk of the House