TITLE: Recognizing the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program for promoting environmental stewardship in West Texas.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program for promoting environmental stewardship in West Texas.

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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program and its inaugural honorees for helping to promote a culture of environmental stewardship in West Texas; and WHEREAS, An initiative of Senate District 29, the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program was established in 2019 on the recommendation of the district's Environmental Advisory Committee; and WHEREAS, This new annual awards series recognizes projects and individual advocates working to improve the environment; recipients are selected in five categories and will be honored each year at an Earth Day event; and WHEREAS, For its inaugural year, the awards program is honoring the Career Center at Riverside High School in the education category for its Solar Technology Program, Candace Printz in the environmental stewardship category for her community recycling and art project at El Dorado High School, the City of El Paso Environmental Services Department in the innovation category for the successful implementation of the Snap Sampling Method for Landfill Groundwater Analysis, the City of Elizario in the leadership category for its coordinated pollinator initiatives, and Richard Teschner for his lifetime achievements in conservation and his impact on open space preservation in El Paso; and WHEREAS, The Environmental Excellence Recognition Program will strengthen a regional culture of conservation and preservation, and the inaugural award recipients help to further this mission by inspiring new endeavors in best environmental practices; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th Legislature, hereby commend all associated with the Environmental Excellence Recognition Program in Senate District 29 and extend congratulations to the program's first awards recipients; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the program as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. Rodr guez President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on April 15, 2019.