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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Eddie Cavazos is retiring in 2017, |
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| 6 | 7 | | drawing to a close a distinguished career in public service and in |
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| 7 | 8 | | the private sector that has spanned more than half a century; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cavazos received his education at Del Mar |
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| 9 | 10 | | College and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and from 1960 to 1963, |
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| 10 | 11 | | he served his nation in the U.S. Army; returning to civilian life, |
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| 11 | 12 | | he worked for Reynolds Metals Company until 1973 and then ran his |
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| 12 | 13 | | own casualty insurance and real estate brokerage business until |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1983; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives from |
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| 15 | 16 | | Nueces County in 1983, Mr. Cavazos served for five terms, and over |
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| 16 | 17 | | the course of his tenure, he was chair of the Committee on Insurance |
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| 17 | 18 | | and twice chair of the Insurance Subcommittee on Budget and |
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| 18 | 19 | | Oversight, and he also served as chair of the Cultural and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight and as |
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| 20 | 21 | | co-chair of the Committee on Higher Education in South Texas; in |
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| 21 | 22 | | addition, he served for four terms on the appropriations, health |
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| 22 | 23 | | and human services, and budget conference committees, and he was |
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| 23 | 24 | | chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Cavazos was chair of the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Texas Workforce Commission, by appointment of Governor Ann |
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| 26 | 27 | | Richards; he led the complete restructuring of the agency and |
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| 27 | 28 | | helped improve productivity among the commission's more than 6,000 |
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| 28 | 29 | | employees in over 250 locations across the state; he also led the |
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| 29 | 30 | | implementation of new mobile technology allowing access to the job |
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| 30 | 31 | | market from a variety of business locations; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Since 1995, Mr. Cavazos has represented a variety of |
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| 32 | 33 | | clients before the Texas Legislature, assisting them with outreach |
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| 33 | 34 | | to their elected officials on such matters as energy, |
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| 34 | 35 | | communications, windstorm insurance, health care, education, |
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| 35 | 36 | | taxes, and business development; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cavazos has enjoyed the |
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| 37 | 38 | | love and support of Diana, his wife of 52 years, as well as that of |
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| 38 | 39 | | his children, Celena, Randy, and Jennifer, and his grandchildren, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Alix, Matthew, Ryan, Kendra, Jacob, and Bella; and |
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| 40 | 41 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Cavazos's dedication, professionalism, and |
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| 41 | 42 | | commitment to service have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he |
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| 43 | 44 | | embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be |
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| 44 | 45 | | it |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie Cavazos on his retirement and |
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| 47 | 48 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 48 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 49 | 50 | | prepared for Mr. Cavazos as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 50 | 51 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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