H.R. No. 1921
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Monitor, McAllen's daily newspaper, received a
number of impressive awards from the Texas Associated Press
Managing Editors at its 2013 convention, held in San Antonio on
April 5-7; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the association joins with the Headliners
Foundation of Texas to acknowledge outstanding journalism, and the
awards are the highest conferred on newspapers at the state level;
in its category, the Monitor competed against 16 other newspapers
with circulations ranging from 30,000 to 124,999; and
WHEREAS, Monitor reporters Jared Taylor and Naxiely Lopez
earned top honors for Star Breaking News Report of the Year; the
judges cited the excellence of their reporting on a tragic
automobile accident that claimed the lives of nine people; and
WHEREAS, Monitor news team member Dave Hendricks received two
second-place awards, in freedom of information reporting and in
specialty reporting; Gabriel Hernandez won second-place
recognition in the general news photography and Star
Photojournalist of the Year categories, and he also received third
place in spot news photography; moreover, David Hinojosa was
accorded second place for sports column writing, and Joel Martinez
earned honorable mention for sports photography; and
WHEREAS, The entire Monitor staff was awarded honorable
mention in community service reporting for the paper's "12 Days of
Christmas" series, a partnership with the United Way that featured
12 families in need during the month of December; and
WHEREAS, Newspapers serve as a vital resource for a
well-informed citizenry, and the dedicated journalists of the
Monitor are making invaluable contributions to the life of the
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Monitor on its fine showing at
the 2013 Texas Associated Press Managing Editors conference and
extend to the paper and its award-winning staff sincere best wishes
for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the paper as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Guerra
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1921 was adopted by the House on May
15, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House