Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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11 H.R. No. 1422
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44 R E S O L U T I O N
55 WHEREAS, The CPS Energy Board of Trustees elected Janie
66 Martinez Gonzalez and Dr. Francine Sanders Romero as the chair and
77 vice chair, respectively, on January 30, 2023, marking the first
88 time that two women will lead the board together; and
99 WHEREAS, First named to the board of trustees in 2019, Janie
1010 Martinez Gonzalez also chairs the CPS Energy technology and
1111 resilience and personnel committees and serves on the nominations,
1212 operations oversight, and risk management committees; this
1313 respected entrepreneur and philanthropist founded one of the first
1414 web development companies in South Texas, Webhead, and she went on
1515 to establish LATINA CEO, a professional consultant firm for
1616 minority women, and the CascarĂ³n Bash, a charity event; she is also
1717 a member of the boards of a number of worthy organizations,
1818 including the Southside First Economic Development Council and the
1919 Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation; she is a graduate of
2020 The University of Texas at San Antonio and the UT Austin McCombs
2121 School of Business; and
2222 WHEREAS, Beginning her tenure on the CPS Energy Board of
2323 Trustees in 2022, Dr. Francine Sanders Romero acts as chair of the
2424 operations oversight and risk management committees in addition to
2525 serving as vice chair of the board of trustees; she is an associate
2626 professor at UTSA and chair of the university's Department of
2727 Public Administration; active in her community, she has given
2828 generously of her time and talents through leadership roles with
2929 the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy and the Hill Country Alliance,
3030 among other organizations, and she has made vital contributions to
3131 the City of San Antonio Conservation Advisory Board; she holds a
3232 master's degree and doctorate in political science from the
3333 University of California, Riverside; and
3434 WHEREAS, Throughout their careers, these exceptional women
3535 have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and
3636 long-standing commitment to their fellow citizens, and it is a
3737 pleasure to recognize them as they usher in a new era in the history
3838 of CPS Energy; now, therefore, be it
3939 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
4040 Legislature hereby congratulate Janie Martinez Gonzalez and
4141 Dr. Francine Sanders Romero on their election as chair and vice
4242 chair of the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and extend to them sincere
4343 best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
4444 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
4545 for Ms. Gonzalez and Dr. Romero as an expression of high regard by
4646 the Texas House of Representatives.
4747 Cortez
4848 ______________________________
4949 Speaker of the House
5050 I certify that H.R. No. 1422 was adopted by the House on May
5151 2, 2023, by a non-record vote.
5252 ______________________________
5353 Chief Clerk of the House