H.R. No. 217
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Honorable Eddie Cavazos is retiring in 2017,
drawing to a close a distinguished career in public service and in
the private sector that has spanned more than half a century; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cavazos received his education at Del Mar
College and Texas A&M University-Kingsville, and from 1960 to 1963,
he served his nation in the U.S. Army; returning to civilian life,
he worked for Reynolds Metals Company until 1973 and then ran his
own casualty insurance and real estate brokerage business until
1983; and
WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives from
Nueces County in 1983, Mr. Cavazos served for five terms, and over
the course of his tenure, he was chair of the Committee on Insurance
and twice chair of the Insurance Subcommittee on Budget and
Oversight, and he also served as chair of the Cultural and
Historical Resources Subcommittee on Budget and Oversight and as
co-chair of the Committee on Higher Education in South Texas; in
addition, he served for four terms on the appropriations, health
and human services, and budget conference committees, and he was
chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; and
WHEREAS, From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Cavazos was chair of the
Texas Workforce Commission, by appointment of Governor Ann
Richards; he led the complete restructuring of the agency and
helped improve productivity among the commission's more than 6,000
employees in over 250 locations across the state; he also led the
implementation of new mobile technology allowing access to the job
market from a variety of business locations; and
WHEREAS, Since 1995, Mr. Cavazos has represented a variety of
clients before the Texas Legislature, assisting them with outreach
to their elected officials on such matters as energy,
communications, windstorm insurance, health care, education,
taxes, and business development; and
WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Cavazos has enjoyed the
love and support of Diana, his wife of 52 years, as well as that of
his children, Celena, Randy, and Jennifer, and his grandchildren,
Alix, Matthew, Ryan, Kendra, Jacob, and Bella; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Cavazos's dedication, professionalism, and
commitment to service have greatly benefited his fellow Texans, and
he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as he
embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie Cavazos on his retirement and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Cavazos as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Lucio III
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 217 was adopted by the House on
January 30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House