1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1422 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The CPS Energy Board of Trustees elected Janie |
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6 | 6 | | Martinez Gonzalez and Dr. Francine Sanders Romero as the chair and |
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7 | 7 | | vice chair, respectively, on January 30, 2023, marking the first |
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8 | 8 | | time that two women will lead the board together; and |
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9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, First named to the board of trustees in 2019, Janie |
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10 | 10 | | Martinez Gonzalez also chairs the CPS Energy technology and |
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11 | 11 | | resilience and personnel committees and serves on the nominations, |
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12 | 12 | | operations oversight, and risk management committees; this |
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13 | 13 | | respected entrepreneur and philanthropist founded one of the first |
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14 | 14 | | web development companies in South Texas, Webhead, and she went on |
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15 | 15 | | to establish LATINA CEO, a professional consultant firm for |
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16 | 16 | | minority women, and the CascarĂ³n Bash, a charity event; she is also |
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17 | 17 | | a member of the boards of a number of worthy organizations, |
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18 | 18 | | including the Southside First Economic Development Council and the |
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19 | 19 | | Young Women's Leadership Academy Foundation; she is a graduate of |
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20 | 20 | | The University of Texas at San Antonio and the UT Austin McCombs |
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21 | 21 | | School of Business; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Beginning her tenure on the CPS Energy Board of |
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23 | 23 | | Trustees in 2022, Dr. Francine Sanders Romero acts as chair of the |
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24 | 24 | | operations oversight and risk management committees in addition to |
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25 | 25 | | serving as vice chair of the board of trustees; she is an associate |
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26 | 26 | | professor at UTSA and chair of the university's Department of |
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27 | 27 | | Public Administration; active in her community, she has given |
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28 | 28 | | generously of her time and talents through leadership roles with |
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29 | 29 | | the Phil Hardberger Park Conservancy and the Hill Country Alliance, |
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30 | 30 | | among other organizations, and she has made vital contributions to |
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31 | 31 | | the City of San Antonio Conservation Advisory Board; she holds a |
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32 | 32 | | master's degree and doctorate in political science from the |
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33 | 33 | | University of California, Riverside; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Throughout their careers, these exceptional women |
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35 | 35 | | have demonstrated their dedication, professionalism, and |
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36 | 36 | | long-standing commitment to their fellow citizens, and it is a |
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37 | 37 | | pleasure to recognize them as they usher in a new era in the history |
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38 | 38 | | of CPS Energy; now, therefore, be it |
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39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Janie Martinez Gonzalez and |
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41 | 41 | | Dr. Francine Sanders Romero on their election as chair and vice |
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42 | 42 | | chair of the CPS Energy Board of Trustees and extend to them sincere |
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43 | 43 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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44 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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45 | 45 | | for Ms. Gonzalez and Dr. Romero as an expression of high regard by |
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46 | 46 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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47 | 47 | | Cortez |
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48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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49 | 49 | | Speaker of the House |
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50 | 50 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1422 was adopted by the House on May |
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51 | 51 | | 2, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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52 | 52 | | ______________________________ |
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53 | 53 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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