TITLE: Congratulating Angela Flores Beck of Fayette County on her 75th birthday.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Angela Flores Beck of Fayette County on her 75th birthday.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The 75th birthday of an esteemed Texan is truly cause for celebration, and Maria Angela Flores Beck of Fayette County is marking this significant milestone in her life on May 31, 2025; and WHEREAS, The daughter of Francisco J. Flores Sr. and Maria Ernestina Salda a Flores, the former Angela Flores was born in 1950, and she grew up with the companionship of eight siblings, Maria Teresa, Francisco Jr., Jose, Miguel, Tina, Mary Esther, Adela, and Lulu; after graduating from Ursuline Academy, she completed her bachelor's degree with high honors at The University of Texas at Austin and went on to earn her juris doctor degree from UT Law; and WHEREAS, She married the love of her life, the Honorable Dan Beck, and the couple shared a fulfilling relationship until Judge Beck's passing in 2015; they became the parents of a son, John Francis Beck, and Mrs. Flores Beck's blended family also includes two stepchildren, Saxon and Amber; through the years, she has known the joy of becoming the proud grandmother of Addie Kate and Emmy Rose, and she has many step-grandchildren as well; and WHEREAS, During the Dolph Briscoe administration, Mrs. Flores Beck worked in the governor's equal employment opportunity office, and while completing law school, she served as State Representative Irma Rangel's first chief of staff; early in her legal career, she was employed as a briefing attorney for a federal district court judge in Houston and as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas; she was a founder of the Law Offices of Sinderson, Daffin, Flores, and Stool, a pioneering all-female firm, and she established the Law Office of Angela Flores Beck in La Grange; over the years, she has served as city attorney for La Grange, Carmine, and Flatonia; and WHEREAS, Mrs. Flores Beck has given generously of her time and talents in behalf of her fellow citizens; she was the first woman and first Latina to serve as chair of the Lower Colorado River Authority; in addition, she is the former executive director of the Fayette County Democratic Party; and WHEREAS, Respected and admired by all who are privileged to know her, Angela Flores Beck may reflect with pride on a lifetime of achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Angela Flores Beck on the joyous occasion of her 75th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mrs. Flores Beck as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Flores Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1318 was adopted by the House on June 1, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House