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