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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Saul Mendoza has ably served his fellow Texans as |
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| 6 | 7 | | chief of staff in the office of State Representative James White |
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| 7 | 8 | | during the 86th Legislature; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Since becoming a legislative employee, Mr. Mendoza |
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| 9 | 10 | | has handled a wide variety of challenging tasks; he has provided |
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| 10 | 11 | | vital leadership to Representative White's staff, overseeing the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Capitol, district, and House Corrections Committee offices while |
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| 12 | 13 | | also assisting with the member's legislative agenda and casework |
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| 13 | 14 | | for constituents in Tyler, Jasper, Newton, Hardin, and Polk |
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| 14 | 15 | | Counties; Mr. Mendoza worked for Representative White during three |
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| 15 | 16 | | previous regular sessions of the legislature, beginning as an |
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| 16 | 17 | | intern and aide during the 83rd Legislature and going on to become |
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| 17 | 18 | | legislative and communications director for the 84th Legislature; |
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| 18 | 19 | | during the 85th Legislature, he assumed his current role as the |
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| 19 | 20 | | representative's chief of staff; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A native of Mexico, Mr. Mendoza moved to California |
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| 21 | 22 | | with his family before they settled in Lufkin, where he graduated |
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| 22 | 23 | | from high school magna cum laude in 2009; he studied Spanish |
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| 23 | 24 | | literature at The University of Texas at Austin, and even before he |
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| 24 | 25 | | graduated in 2012, he had already worked on the campaigns of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Representative James White and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz and served in |
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| 26 | 27 | | the office of Representative Jim Landtroop during the 82nd |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature; in the years since, he has contributed his time and |
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| 28 | 29 | | energy to FreedomWorks and the campaigns of State Senator Konni |
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| 29 | 30 | | Burton and Governor Greg Abbott; in 2014, he was proud to become a |
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| 30 | 31 | | naturalized citizen of the United States; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed public employee has performed his |
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| 32 | 33 | | duties as chief of staff with skill and dedication, and he is indeed |
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| 33 | 34 | | deserving of special recognition for his fine work; now, therefore, |
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| 34 | 35 | | be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commend Saul Mendoza for his service as chief of |
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| 37 | 38 | | staff for State Representative James White and extend to him |
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| 38 | 39 | | sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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| 39 | 40 | | and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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