| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 538 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, Manuel M. Vela stepped down from his positions as |
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| 3 | 3 | | president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Health |
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| 4 | 4 | | System on April 30, 2023, concluding an exceptional tenure with |
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| 5 | 5 | | the organization that spanned more than 19 years; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Vela first joined Valley Baptist Health |
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| 7 | 7 | | System in 2003 and initially served as senior vice president |
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| 8 | 8 | | and chief legal officer; in those roles, he was involved in a |
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| 9 | 9 | | number of major corporate transactions by the health system, |
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| 10 | 10 | | including its purchase of the Brownsville Medical Center and a |
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| 11 | 11 | | joint venture with Vanguard Health Systems; in 2012, he became |
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| 12 | 12 | | president and CEO and spent more than a decade guiding the |
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| 13 | 13 | | organization and overseeing both Valley Baptist Medical |
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| 14 | 14 | | Center-Harlingen and Valley Baptist Medical |
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| 15 | 15 | | Center-Brownsville; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Effective May 15, 2023, Mr. Vela is continuing |
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| 17 | 17 | | his career as the vice president and chief operating officer of |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen, and |
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| 19 | 19 | | his leadership and expertise is sure to serve the center well in |
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| 20 | 20 | | the years ahead; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, A native of Harlingen, Mr. Vela earned his |
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| 22 | 22 | | undergraduate and law degrees from The University of Texas at |
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| 23 | 23 | | Austin, and he subsequently became a partner with his father, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Moises V. Vela, in the Vela and Vela law firm; in all his |
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| 25 | 25 | | endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Amy; they |
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| 26 | 26 | | are the proud parents of four children, Brianna, Manny, Thomas, |
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| 27 | 27 | | and Esteban; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Manny Vela has proven himself to be an effective |
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| 29 | 29 | | champion of quality health care in South Texas, and he may take |
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| 30 | 30 | | well-deserved pride in his outstanding record of achievement as |
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| 31 | 31 | | he takes on the challenges and opportunities of his new role; |
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| 32 | 32 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate Manuel M. Vela on his service as |
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| 35 | 35 | | president and chief executive officer of Valley Baptist Health |
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| 36 | 36 | | System and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 37 | 37 | | be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for Mr. Vela as an expression of high regard from the |
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| 40 | 40 | | Texas Senate. |
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| 41 | 41 | | LaMantia |
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| 42 | 42 | | ________________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | President of the Senate |
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| 44 | 44 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 45 | 45 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 46 | 46 | | the Senate on May 10, 2023. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | 49 | | ________________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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