82R30948 BPG-D
By: Gonzales of Hidalgo H.R. No. 2386
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, State Representative Jessica Farrar graduated from
The University of Texas School of Law on May 21, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Currently serving her ninth term in the Texas House,
Representative Farrar was first elected in 1994 when she was 27; she
serves as vice chair of the House Committee on Environmental
Regulation and is a member of the Border and Intergovernmental
Affairs Committee; in previous sessions, she has served as vice
chair of the House Committee on Land and Resource Management and on
the committees for State Affairs, Juvenile Justice and Family
Issues, Corrections, County Affairs, Agriculture and Livestock,
and Appropriations; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan also serves as leader of the
House Democratic Caucus and is the founder and vice chair of the
Women's Health Caucus; in addition, she has served as secretary of
the Mexican American Legislative Caucus and as vice chair of the
Legislative Study Group; she works extensively on issues related to
the environment, women's health, children's health care, education,
taxes, homeowner rights, homeland and border security, domestic
violence, sexual assault, reproductive rights, insurance coverage,
transportation, discrimination, and criminal and juvenile justice;
and
WHEREAS, Raised in Houston, Representative Farrar earned her
bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Houston;
she is supported in all her endeavors by her husband, Lieutenant
Colonel Marco Sanchez, who is also an attorney; as she adds a juris
doctorate to her long list of accomplishments, it is indeed a
pleasure to recognize our esteemed colleague; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Jessica Farrar on her
graduation from The University of Texas School of Law and extend to
her warmest best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Farrar as an expression of high regard
by her colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives.