| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1461 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Saul Mendoza has ably served his fellow Texans as |
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| 6 | 6 | | chief of staff in the office of State Representative Terri |
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| 7 | 7 | | Leo-Wilson during the 88th Legislature; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Since joining Representative Leo-Wilson's staff, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mr. Mendoza has handled a wide variety of challenging tasks and |
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| 10 | 10 | | assisted with the member's legislative agenda and her service to |
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| 11 | 11 | | constituents in Chambers and Galveston Counties; he joined the |
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| 12 | 12 | | staff after working for Representative James White, beginning as an |
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| 13 | 13 | | intern and aide during the 83rd Legislature and going on to become |
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| 14 | 14 | | legislative and communications director for the 84th Legislature; |
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| 15 | 15 | | during the 85th Legislature, he was named Representative White's |
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| 16 | 16 | | chief of staff, and over the course of his tenure, he assisted with |
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| 17 | 17 | | a number of bills focused on criminal justice and law enforcement |
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| 18 | 18 | | reforms; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Born in Ucareo, Michoacán, Mexico, Mr. Mendoza grew |
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| 20 | 20 | | up in Lufkin and studied Spanish literature at The University of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Texas at Austin; by the time he graduated in 2012, he had already |
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| 22 | 22 | | worked on the campaigns of Representative White and U.S. Senator |
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| 23 | 23 | | Ted Cruz and had served in the office of Representative Jim |
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| 24 | 24 | | Landtroop during the 82nd Legislature; he has also contributed his |
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| 25 | 25 | | time and energy to FreedomWorks and to the campaigns of State |
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| 26 | 26 | | Senator Konni Burton and Governor Greg Abbott; in 2014, he was proud |
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| 27 | 27 | | to become a naturalized citizen of the United States, and he was |
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| 28 | 28 | | named Best Legislative Director by Capitol Crowd in 2015; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Saul Mendoza has performed his duties as chief of |
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| 30 | 30 | | staff with skill and dedication, and he is indeed deserving of |
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| 31 | 31 | | special recognition for his fine work; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby commend Saul Mendoza for his service as chief of |
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| 34 | 34 | | staff for State Representative Terri Leo-Wilson and extend to him |
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| 35 | 35 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Mr. Mendoza as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 38 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Leo-Wilson |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1461 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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