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