Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1		-	S.C.R. No. 54
	1	+	By: Hinojosa S.C.R. No. 54
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4	4		SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5		WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of Texas is pleased to
6	6		recognize Dr. E. Linda Villarreal on her distinguished service and
7	7		leadership as president of the Texas Medical Association; and
8	8		WHEREAS, Dr. Linda Villarreal served as president of the
9	9		Texas Medical Association from 2021 to 2022; an invaluable asset to
10	10		the organization during the COVID-19 pandemic, she guided the
11	11		administration with diligence and determination in a time of
12	12		challenges and uncertainty, and her leadership reflected her
13	13		commitment to the highest ideals of medicine; and
14	14		WHEREAS, Dr. Villarreal opened Memorial Medical Clinic in
15	15		1989 in her hometown of Edinburg, where she has practiced medicine
16	16		for more than 30 years; trained as an internist, she has fought for
17	17		improved health care at the Texas-Mexico border, where patients
18	18		often cannot afford insurance; she has worked tirelessly to support
19	19		the interests of patients in rural regions experiencing physician
20	20		shortages and to shed light on such social determinants of health as
21	21		food insecurity, unemployment, and environmental hazards; and
22	22		WHEREAS, Throughout her career and her leadership as
23	23		president of the Texas Medical Association, Dr. Villarreal made
24	24		many contributions to organized medicine in the Rio Grande Valley
25	25		and across the state; a vocal protector of medical practitioners
26	26		and their patients, Dr. Villarreal defended the interests of the
27	27		medical profession and contributed her efforts to increasing
28	28		funding for graduate medical education; and
29	29		WHEREAS, Driven and determined in all of her endeavors,
30	30		Dr. Villarreal remained undeterred in the pursuit of her childhood
31	31		dream of becoming a doctor despite many obstacles and great
32	32		personal sacrifice; she earned her bachelor's degree in pharmacy
33	33		from The University of Texas at Austin in 1970, and after practicing
34	34		pharmacology for over a decade, she enrolled in medical school in
35	35		Tampico, Mexico; after earning her degree, she completed her
36	36		medical residency in El Paso before returning to Edinburg, where
37	37		she opened a private practice in internal medicine and joined the
38	38		staff of Edinburg General Hospital; and
39	39		WHEREAS, Dr. Villarreal has served in a range of leadership
40	40		roles with the Hidalgo-Starr County Medical Society, and she served
41	41		as the Texas delegate to the American Medical Association; she has
42	42		held positions with the Texas Medical Association including board,
43	43		council, and committee roles in addition to her leadership as chair
44	44		of the board and her service as president of the association; and
45	45		WHEREAS, A brilliant, compassionate, and widely respected
46	46		physician, Dr. Villarreal has dedicated her time and energy to
47	47		saving lives and to faithfully serving the interests of patients
48	48		and the members of her profession; she is an inspiration to her
49	49		colleagues and to generations of future doctors, and it is indeed
50	50		fitting that she receive special recognition on her outstanding
51	51		leadership and achievements; now, therefore, be it
52	52		RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
53	53		hereby commend Dr. E. Linda Villarreal on her exemplary service as
54	54		president of the Texas Medical Association and on her invaluable
55	55		contributions to the field of medicine in Texas and extend to her
56	56		best wishes for the future and for continued success in her
57	57		endeavours; and, be it further
58	58		RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for her
59	59		as an expression of esteem from the Texas Legislature.
60		-	______________________________ ______________________________
61		-	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
62		-	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 54 was adopted by the Senate
63		-	on May 19, 2023.
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65		-	Secretary of the Senate
66		-	I hereby certify that S.C.R. No. 54 was adopted by the House
67		-	on May 25, 2023.
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69		-	Chief Clerk of the House
70		-	Approved:
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72		-	Date
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74		-	Governor