H.R. No. 1369
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of Dallas have greatly benefited from the
leadership of Pauline Medrano, who has represented District 2 on
the city council for four terms and is currently serving as mayor
pro tem; and
WHEREAS, A Dallas native, Councilmember Medrano is dedicated
to addressing the needs of her constituents, and she lives by her
motto, "Your success is determined by how many you help"; during her
tenure, she has worked diligently to foster a positive economic
environment in her district and throughout the city, cooperating
with neighborhood associations, business owners, and developers to
attract growth; moreover, she strives to unite people to achieve
practical solutions for the challenges faced by area residents; and
WHEREAS, In addition to her responsibilities as mayor pro
tem, Councilmember Medrano has served as vice president of the
Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau and chair of the Public
Safety Committee for the City of Dallas and the National
Association of Latino Elected Officials education fund board; she
has also held leadership positions with the Domestic Violence Task
Force, the Hispanic Elected Local Officials, the Friends of
Esperanza "Hope" Medrano Elementary School, and the U.S. Census
2010 Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Medrano has worked as a district sales manager
for the GTECH Corporation, a district director for the Texas
Department of Agriculture, and a congressional aide to former
congressman Martin Frost; she has also taught English as a second
language in the Dallas Independent School District's Adult Basic
Education Department; a graduate of Leadership Dallas, she holds a
bachelor's degree in political science from The University of Texas
at Arlington; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Medrano has distinguished herself
through her outstanding record of public service and civic
engagement, and in so doing, she has helped to make Dallas an even
better place in which to live and work; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Pauline Medrano for her service as Dallas
mayor pro tem and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Medrano as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Anchia
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1369 was adopted by the House on April
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House