H.R. No. 2527
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ramón Rentería retired from the El Paso Times on
April 26, 2015, drawing to a close a notable tenure as a newspaper
reporter and columnist that has spanned more than four decades; and
WHEREAS, A native of Valentine, Mr. Rentería began his
43-year career in journalism at the Clovis News Journal in New
Mexico in 1972; in 1976, he joined the Las Cruces bureau of the El
Paso Times, and a few years later, he joined the main office in El
Paso to report on activities at city hall; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Rentería went on to cover the education beat for
nearly 20 years, earning a reputation as one of the best education
reporters in the state; in 1989, his story "Separate and unequal:
the story of Kelli, Veronica and school finance" won a number of
local, state, and national awards for its exposure of inequality in
school funding; and
WHEREAS, Since 2008, Mr. Rentería has written a popular
Sunday column for the paper, frequently employing a colloquial
mixture of Spanish and English and sometimes making up his own words
to express a particularly nuanced idea; in these columns, he often
shared his unique gift for storytelling and served as a voice for
the city's Hispanic community; in recent years, he has also worked
as a general assignment reporter and as the books page editor; and
WHEREAS, Calling himself a "semi-decent vato who tried to
tell a few good yarns," Mr. Rentería has delighted, informed, and
sometimes challenged his readers for more than four decades, and he
may indeed take great pride in an outstanding career as he embarks
upon the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ramón Rentería on his retirement
from the El Paso Times and extend to him sincere best wishes for
continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Rentería as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Blanco
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2527 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House