TITLE: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 89th Legislative Session.

SUMMARY: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 89th Legislative Session.

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WHEREAS, Texans and visitors from across the nation benefit greatly from the dedicated efforts of the employees of the State Preservation Board; and WHEREAS, This vital state agency is responsible for the preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings in the Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction, repair, and renovation work; it also operates the Bullock Texas State History Museum, the Texas State Cemetery, the Capitol Visitors Center and gift shops, and the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage; moreover, the agency provides educational and curatorial services, offers guided tours to the public, schedules and manages public events, and maintains the Texas Governor's Mansion and its grounds; and WHEREAS, Executive Director Rod Welsh oversees the State Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff, Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Chris Currens, Deborah Hujar, Ali James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, Eric Ramos, Keith Thomas, and Carolyn Scott, as well as the skilled members of the finance department, Lindsey Alvarado, Barb Hanus, Laura Kelly, Lisa Stockton, Deanna Wall, and Alicia Henry; the agency's work further benefits from the support of its administrative personnel, Robert Davis, Joseph Randel, Dana Dennett, Tish Sanabria, Patricia Hernandez-Ruiz, Tracy Limon, Caroline Elverud, Elithia Rangel, Tony Cortez, Rachel Santos, and Valerie Simpson, as well as IT staff members Andre Bygrave, Michael Dillon, and David Brymer; and WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Paige Hester and Daniel Coulbury; educational tours of the Capitol are offered by Christa Acevedo, Patricia Andrews, Richard Bronson, Jane Burstain, Tweed Chouinard, John Fulbright, Susan Highfield, Nick Jackson, Brennan Killingsworth, Robert King, Worth Koch, Nancy Korzilius, Luis Munoz, Ian Murdoch, Matthew Reiss, Angela Roberson, Peter Schultz, Paige Seuthe, Demetrius Trott, Lindalee Valdivieso-Sinyakov, Tyler Westpfahl, Derrick Wright, and Georgia Zunker; and WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed to the Capitol Visitors Center by Jenna Archuletta, Jordan Cartwright, Lydia Caviness, Charles Huckaby, Jessica Stack, Knealie True, Elizabeth Garzone, Lezlie Hernandez, Janet Holder, Elizabeth Reid, and Kandace Russell; the retail operation is overseen by Sheryl Baker, Michael Byers, Benjamin Smith, and Diane Talley, and team members at the Capitol Visitors Center and Capitol Extension gift shops include Daniel Linkowski, Elizabeth Miller, Nia Medrano, Blaise Smith, Nancy Hennessy, Thomas Farley, Lisa Gentry, Dale Hernandez, and Dominique Medrano; Elizabeth Deutchman, Richard Eisenhour, Joshua Garcia, Cecelia Hartley, Nathan Kuhles, and Karen Morris staff the retail warehouse; and WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments are Chris Nunn, Joe Medina, Steven Aguirre, Kevin Koch, Daniel Scott, Araceli Ripper, Cynthia Ledesma, and Dorothy Walker of facilities administration, Eric Tamayo, Bradley Ashford, David Flanegan, Ricky Gleason, Fabian Gonzalez, Jeffrey Keith, Tom Levitt, David Pham, Oscar Rivera, Alex Villalobos, David Ruiz, James Patterson, Jeffrey Baker, Larry Morris, Luis Arias, Luis Castillo, Brandon Abernathy, Nathan Trout, and Travis Fohn of the maintenance crew, Laura Cuellar, Alida Villatoro Giron, Carolyn Davis, Claudia Delgado, Crisostoma Espino, Estherdina Montenegro, Flora Torres, Julio Diaz, Mary Rebollar, Maria Rodriguez, Elena Alvarado, Michael Acosta, Moon Kim, Ollie Daniels, Raul Hernandez Guido, Sandra Delgado, Sylvia Daniels, and Sara Salazar of the housekeeping team, and Mike Harkrider, Antonio Delgado, Clay Hostettler, Garet Johnson, and Nikos Tzortzinakis of the groundskeeping staff; overseeing the operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are Irene Arispe, Gladys Howard, Amanda Remillard, James Battjes, and John Wessels; and WHEREAS, In addition to the commendable work of its Capitol Complex employees, the State Preservation Board further serves the public through its staff at the Bullock Texas State History Museum; led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative team consists of Kyle Albrecht, Emily Henne, Derek Lemons, and Abbrianna Ortiz; the employees handling communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing, and membership are Victor Ramirez, Amanda Strittmatter, Cady Bates, Daniel Rodriguez, Lindsay Muncy, Britton Kieffer, Hunt Wellborn, Rewon Shimray, Wakako Okamoto, and Gilberto Medina, with William Epperson, Leo Marquez Walter, Sarah Harper, and Shae Stanford coordinating facilities rentals; the museum's education department consists of Mel Tamporello, Allison Bertram, Shelby Barrera, Rebecca Beck, Joy Lobb, Kimberly Crabb, Leslie Little, Kristin Johnson, Benjamin Coghan, Reagan Cain, and Coyote Shook, and its exhibits staff is made up of Vitaly Beskrowni, Pete Martinez, Brittany Erwin, Eli Yung, Josie Mayes, Lisa Sharik, Tony Beldock, Angela Glasker, Elissa Graham, Michael Juen, Hannah Kemp, James McReynolds, John Peel, Stefan Ruff, Patrick Sanderson, and Kathryn Siefker; and WHEREAS, Visitor services representatives and coordinators for the Bullock Museum include Scotland Washington, Abigail Delagerheim, Bridget Fenner, Caitlyn Castillo, Callysta Jalomo, Celia Browning, Colleen Cawthon, Don King, Eleria Patterson, Liz Covert, Emily Manch, Gloria Mendoza, Hilary Pearson, Jacob Blackman, Joseph Almand, Kaitlyn Dougherty, Lainey Brock, Lauren Latimer, Lilywyn Feaster, Mackenzie Elder, Madeline Perry, Maren Lehman, Marisol Cacho, Megan Hobgood, Michael Strittmatter, Minsu Kwon, Morgan Catching, Olivia Lefler, Rachel Simone, Rosa Pedraza, and Zoey Petersen; the facility's famed IMAX theater is operated by James Jennings, Mathew Flowers, Steven Hays, Max Schein, Caryssa Ozuna, and Cassandra Ozuna; members of the museum's retail team include Heidi Afkami, Caitlyn Kasperbauer, Justin Mireles, Oscar Kelban, Melisa Geaslin, Tayebeh Masomian, and Vanessa McElroy, and its housekeeping and maintenance crew consists of Oralia Martinez, Amanda Palacios, Mirla Ramirez Rivera, Dennis Winchell, Pete Castilleja, Benito Sanchez, Danny Vu, and Victor Flores; and WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock State History Museum, the State Preservation Board oversees the operation of the Texas State Cemetery, which benefits from the support of staffers Nathan Stephens, Will Erwin, Ulises Garcia, Rene Hernandez, Franky Vasquez, and Isiah Tarbutton; and WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich legacy, the administrators and employees of the State Preservation Board are rendering a vital service to the people of Texas and introducing countless visitors to the remarkable story of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby commend the staff of the State Preservation Board for their exemplary service; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the State Preservation Board as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Geren Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1522 was adopted by the House on June 2, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House