| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1708 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Manuel M. Vela stepped down from his positions as |
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| 6 | 6 | | president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Health |
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| 7 | 7 | | System on April 30, 2023, concluding an exceptional tenure with the |
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| 8 | 8 | | organization that spanned more than 19 years; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Vela first joined Valley Baptist Health System |
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| 10 | 10 | | in 2003 and initially served as senior vice president and chief |
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| 11 | 11 | | legal officer; in those roles, he was involved in a number of major |
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| 12 | 12 | | corporate transactions by the health system, including its purchase |
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| 13 | 13 | | of the Brownsville Medical Center and a joint venture with Vanguard |
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| 14 | 14 | | Health Systems; in 2012, he became president and CEO and spent more |
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| 15 | 15 | | than a decade guiding the organization and overseeing both Valley |
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| 16 | 16 | | Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen and Valley Baptist Medical |
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| 17 | 17 | | Center-Brownsville; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Effective May 15, 2023, Mr. Vela is continuing his |
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| 19 | 19 | | career as the vice president and chief operating officer of the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen, and his |
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| 21 | 21 | | leadership and expertise is sure to serve the center well in the |
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| 22 | 22 | | years ahead; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A native of Harlingen, Mr. Vela earned his |
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| 24 | 24 | | undergraduate and law degrees from The University of Texas at |
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| 25 | 25 | | Austin, and he subsequently became a partner with his father, |
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| 26 | 26 | | Moises V. Vela, in the Vela and Vela law firm; in all his endeavors, |
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| 27 | 27 | | he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Amy; they are the proud |
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| 28 | 28 | | parents of four children, Brianna, Manny, Thomas, and Esteban; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Manny Vela has proven himself to be an effective |
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| 30 | 30 | | champion of quality health care in South Texas, and he may take |
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| 31 | 31 | | well-deserved pride in his outstanding record of achievement as he |
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| 32 | 32 | | takes on the challenges and opportunities of his new role; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Manuel M. Vela on his service as |
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| 36 | 36 | | president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Health |
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| 37 | 37 | | System and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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| 38 | 38 | | it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Vela as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Gamez |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1708 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 25, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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