| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 173 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Maria-Elena Giner has been named the 2023 Señora |
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| 6 | 6 | | Internacional by the League of United Latin American Citizens |
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| 7 | 7 | | Council No. 12 in Laredo; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Each year, LULAC Council No. 12 selects a Señor and |
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| 9 | 9 | | Señora Internacional as part of the Washington's Birthday |
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| 10 | 10 | | Celebration in Laredo, a month-long event that features parades, a |
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| 11 | 11 | | carnival, and an international bridge ceremony symbolizing the |
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| 12 | 12 | | friendship between the U.S. and Mexico; chosen for their |
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| 13 | 13 | | contributions to Hispanic Americans and the Southwest, the honorees |
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| 14 | 14 | | each represent one side of the U.S.-Mexico border; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of an immigrant, Maria-Elena Giner grew |
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| 16 | 16 | | up along the U.S.-Mexico border, and she is both bicultural and |
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| 17 | 17 | | bilingual; she attended Loretto Academy in El Paso and continued |
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| 18 | 18 | | her education at Loyola Marymount University, where she earned a |
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| 19 | 19 | | bachelor's degree in civil engineering; she went on to receive a |
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| 20 | 20 | | master's degree in business administration from The University of |
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| 21 | 21 | | Texas at El Paso and a doctorate in public policy from UT Austin; |
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| 22 | 22 | | and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Giner previously served as the general manager |
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| 24 | 24 | | for the Border Environment Cooperation Commission, and over the |
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| 25 | 25 | | course of her tenure, she focused on policies addressing |
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| 26 | 26 | | U.S.-Mexico cooperation on water, energy, and climate change; in |
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| 27 | 27 | | 2021, she was appointed to her current role as the U.S. commissioner |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States |
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| 29 | 29 | | and Mexico; a registered professional engineer, she has also |
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| 30 | 30 | | published extensively on water policy and transboundary bilateral |
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| 31 | 31 | | cooperation; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Maria-Elena Giner has made vital contributions to |
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| 33 | 33 | | the U.S.-Mexico border region, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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| 34 | 34 | | most recent honor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Maria-Elena Giner on being |
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| 37 | 37 | | named the 2023 Señora Internacional by LULAC Council No. 12 in |
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| 38 | 38 | | Laredo and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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| 39 | 39 | | with her important work; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for Dr. Giner as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Raymond |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 173 was adopted by the House on |
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| 47 | 47 | | February 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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