SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 812
WHEREAS, The Westside Development Corporation is honoring
Frank Herrera Jr. on May 21 at the 2015 Westside Honors Exitos en
Nuestro Barrio Gala in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Selected as the business honoree, Mr. Herrera is
a distinguished member of the legal profession, who was
encouraged to become a lawyer by his parents, Frank and Elvira
Herrera; after earning a bachelor's degree in political science
and a law degree from Saint Mary's University, he started his own
firm, and his parents refinanced their home to help him purchase
office furniture and equipment; he later entered into a
partnership with Phillip Hardberger, a former chief justice of
the Texas Fourth Court of Appeals and a mayor of San Antonio, and
in 1983, he became the sole owner of the Herrera Law Firm; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Herrera is also board chair and managing
partner of Valiente International Ventures, which supplies wheel
and tire assemblies to the Toyota plant in San Antonio; he has
dedicated his time, expertise, and resources to the Mexican
American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Saint Mary's
University Alumni Association, and Central Catholic High School,
and he has served as chair of the board of the New America
Alliance, which champions Latino entrepreneurship; and
WHEREAS, Among Mr. Herrera's many awards are the 2010 Pat
Maloney Sr. Public Service Award from the Northwest Democrats,
the 2002 Hispanic Heritage Award for the Legal Profession from La
Prensa, the 1994 La Feria Escolar Award for Commitment to
Education, and the 1992 Valerie Kantor Award for Extraordinary
Achievement from the Mexican American Legal Defense and
Educational Fund; in 2005, he was the grand marshal of the annual
César Chavez Foundation Parade; and
WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio is indeed fortunate to
have passionate and engaged residents like Frank Herrera, whose
history of community involvement is an inspiration to all who
know him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Frank Herrera Jr. on his
recognition by the Westside Development Corporation at the 2015
Westside Honors Exitos en Nuestro Barrio Gala and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Mr. Herrera as an expression of high regard from the
Texas Senate.
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 14, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate