SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 588
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program and
its inaugural honorees for helping to promote a culture of
environmental stewardship in West Texas; and
WHEREAS, An initiative of Senate District 29, the
Environmental Excellence Recognition Program was established in
2019 on the recommendation of the district's Environmental
Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, This new annual awards series recognizes projects
and individual advocates working to improve the environment;
recipients are selected in five categories and will be honored
each year at an Earth Day event; and
WHEREAS, For its inaugural year, the awards program is
honoring the Career Center at Riverside High School in the
education category for its Solar Technology Program, Candace
Printz in the environmental stewardship category for her
community recycling and art project at El Dorado High School, the
City of El Paso Environmental Services Department in the
innovation category for the successful implementation of the
Snap Sampling Method for Landfill Groundwater Analysis, the City
of Elizario in the leadership category for its coordinated
pollinator initiatives, and Richard Teschner for his lifetime
achievements in conservation and his impact on open space
preservation in El Paso; and
WHEREAS, The Environmental Excellence Recognition Program
will strengthen a regional culture of conservation and
preservation, and the inaugural award recipients help to further
this mission by inspiring new endeavors in best environmental
practices; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby commend all associated with the
Environmental Excellence Recognition Program in Senate District
29 and extend congratulations to the program's first awards
recipients; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the program as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
RodrÃguez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 15, 2019.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate