TITLE: Welcoming the Honorable Jesus Everardo Villarreal Salinas, mayor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Welcoming the Honorable Jesus Everardo Villarreal Salinas, mayor of Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico, to the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Honorable Jesus Everardo Villarreal Salinas, mayor of the city of Reynosa in Tamaulipas, Mexico, is visiting the State Capitol on May 15, 2013, to support the efforts of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; and WHEREAS, Elected in 2011, Mayor Villarreal Salinas has worked diligently to make his thriving community an even better place in which to live and work; he previously served the city as secretary of social development and as director of youth services; a member of the PRI, one of Mexico's main political parties, he has served in both the Tamaulipas and the national legislatures; his many leadership roles have included secretary of the national Energy Commission and of the state Youth Commission; and WHEREAS, Mayor Villarreal Salinas was born in Reynosa in 1978; he earned his law degree from the University of Monterrey and previously served as director of ecological services for Grupo Industrial VIDA, S.A. de C.V.; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and encouragement of his wife, Yanira Deandar Ayala; the couple are the proud parents of two children, Arturo and Regina Villarreal Deandar; and WHEREAS, Through his skill, vision, and dedication, Mayor Villarreal Salinas is greatly benefiting the citizens of Reynosa, and he has demonstrated exceptional generosity in traveling to Austin to share his knowledge and experience with the Mexican American Legislative Caucus; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby welcome the Honorable Jesus Everardo Villarreal Salinas to the State Capitol and extend to him sincere best wishes for an enjoyable and productive visit to Texas; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mayor Villarreal Salinas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Gutierrez 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. 2140 was adopted by the House on May 16, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House