TITLE: Honoring Jesse Ancira, Jr., chief of staff for Speaker Joe Straus, on being named the 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Taylor Rotary Club.

SUMMARY: Honoring Jesse Ancira, Jr., chief of staff for Speaker Joe Straus, on being named the 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Taylor Rotary Club.

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WHEREAS, The legislative community is proud to recognize one of its own, Jesse Ancira, Jr., chief of staff for Speaker Joe Straus, who was named the 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Taylor Rotary Club; and WHEREAS, A native of Taylor, Mr. Ancira graduated from Taylor High School and Southwest Texas State University before earning a law degree from The University of Texas; he soon returned to his beloved hometown, where he has served on the Taylor City Council and as president of the Taylor Independent School District Board of Trustees; Mr. Ancira has further given back to his community through his work as a member of the boards of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, the Taylor YMCA, and the Temple College at Taylor Foundation; additionally, he has been a member of the Literacy Council of Williamson County and co-chair of an initiative supporting a bond measure to construct a new high school; and WHEREAS, Today, this notable Texan serves as chief of staff for Speaker Joe Straus, for whom he is also general counsel and senior tax and economic development advisor; before accepting his current job, he was an associate deputy comptroller and general counsel with the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and a special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation; and WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, Mr. Ancira has been blessed with the support of a loving family, which includes his wife, Mary, and his children, "Trey" and "Alex"; and WHEREAS, The strength of our communities depends on individuals like Jesse Ancira, whose tireless work in behalf of area citizens has contributed immeasurably to the quality of life in Taylor and beyond; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Jesse Ancira, Jr., on being named the 2012 Citizen of the Year by the Taylor Rotary Club and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Ancira as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gonzales Howard Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 501 was adopted by the House on February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House