H.R. No. 2720
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens of El Paso have greatly benefited from the
dedicated leadership of Robert O'Rourke, who will complete his term
on the city council on June 27, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Elected to represent District 8 in 2005, "Beto"
O'Rourke has focused on the effective and efficient delivery of
city services, economic development through partnerships with the
business community, and enhancing quality of life, particularly in
terms of access to nature and open spaces; he was instrumental in
the passage of an ordinance obliging new neighborhoods to have
double the previously required amount of park space; moreover, he
successfully sponsored the safe-passing ordinance to protect
bicyclists and other vulnerable road users and has worked to
establish bike lanes; in 2009, he helped spark a national
conversation on the effectiveness of drug policy by calling for
honest and open debate on the prohibition of narcotics in an
amendment to a council resolution; he was voted Best Elected
Official in May 2011 by readers of the El Paso weekly What's Up; and
WHEREAS, Mr. O'Rourke, a fourth-generation El Paso native,
graduated from El Paso High School and earned his bachelor's degree
at Columbia University; in 1999, he joined with several friends to
establish a technology company that would become the leading
provider of web-based services in El Paso and the surrounding
region; and
WHEREAS, The effective operation of city government depends
on the hard work of committed public servants, and Beto O'Rourke is
to be commended for his many contributions; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize Robert "Beto" O'Rourke for his service
on the El Paso City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. O'Rourke as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Marquez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2720 was adopted by the House on May
30, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House