H.R. No. 2120
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Respected and admired by his peers in the industry,
Angelo P. Zottarelli has been elected president of the
International Brangus Breeders Association; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Zottarelli was born in San Antonio and attended
San Antonio College and St. Mary's University; he began his
involvement in the livestock business by working summers on ranches
in South Texas and the Texas Hill Country; in 2000, he attained his
lifelong dream of becoming a cattle rancher with the purchase of a
registered Brangus bull and 13 registered Brangus females for
property he owned outside Evant in Hamilton County; he now runs a
herd of 100 Brangus females and 100 commercial Brangus females
under the ZR Brand; and
WHEREAS, First elected to the International Brangus Breeders
Association in 2007 as the representative of Texas and Mexico, Mr.
Zottarelli was reelected in 2010 without opposition and has become
a prominent figure in the organization, which is headquartered in
San Antonio; before his election as president, he served as second
and first vice president of the IBBA and was a member of both the
promotion and commercial marketing committees; he also belongs to
many Texas cattle organizations; and
WHEREAS, Brangus cattle are the fifth-largest breed and are
important to the Texas livestock industry, and Angelo Zottarelli is
sure to provide valuable guidance to the IBBA in his new leadership
role; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Angelo Zottarelli on his election
as president of the International Brangus Breeders Association and
extend to him sincere best wishes for success in that position; and,
be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Zottarelli as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hardcastle
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2120 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House