H.R. No. 1057
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley natives Sam and Ricco Garcia
achieved rare success with a self-published book, How a Goat Was
Elected Mayor and the Political Spring That Followed; and
WHEREAS, Hours after learning the surprising results of the
2016 presidential election, the Garcia brothers began researching
past political upsets; their book debuted on February 22, 2017, and
quickly became the top seller on Amazon in both the Local U.S.
Politics and Communication Policy categories; and
WHEREAS, The book examines numerous unexpected victories,
including those of Donald J. Trump, Jesse Ventura, Barack Obama,
and the titular goat, Clay Henry, who was legitimately elected
mayor of the West Texas town of Lajitas; it also addresses the
historic rise of Mexico's National Action Party, which ended nearly
nine decades of dominance by its opponent; and
WHEREAS, Both graduates of The University of Texas at Austin,
Ricco Garcia also holds a law degree from the University of Houston,
while Sam Garcia is currently a law student at Harvard; Sam Garcia
previously wrote How Goats Can Fight Poverty: Complex Problems Do
Not Always Need Complex Solutions; the founder of the Sustainable
Dairy Goat Initiative, a student-run nonprofit organization, he
can claim boyhood experience in goat herding, thanks to his father,
a defense attorney, who once accepted a herd in payment for legal
work; and
WHEREAS, Sam and Ricco Garcia have published an interesting
and insightful book that has found an audience eager for
information about the political process, and these talented young
authors may no doubt look forward to further career achievements;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Sam and Ricco Garcia on the success
of their first joint book and extend to them sincere best wishes for
the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Garcia brothers as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Longoria
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1057 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House