TITLE: Congratulating State Representative Denise Villalobos and Ruben Villalobos of Corpus Christi on the adoption of their son, Ezekiel.

SUMMARY: Congratulating State Representative Denise Villalobos and Ruben Villalobos of Corpus Christi on the adoption of their son, Ezekiel.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, State Representative Denise Villalobos and her husband, Ruben Villalobos, of Corpus Christi are celebrating a joyous occasion on February 27, 2025, when they officially adopt their two-year-old son, Ezekiel James Villalobos; and WHEREAS, The couple welcomed Ezekiel into their loving home soon after his birth on February 17, 2023; initially embracing him as foster parents, they have since embarked on an emotional journey through the process of adopting him and making him a permanent member of their family; and WHEREAS, Sharing in the Villalobos family's excitement are Representative Villalobos's colleagues in the Texas House of Representatives as well as the couple's friends and neighbors in the Corpus Christi and Nueces County communities; a freshman legislator, Representative Villalobos assumed office on January 14, 2025; both she and her husband are chemical engineers with extensive experience in the oil and gas industry; and WHEREAS, Denise and Ruben Villalobos have been blessed immeasurably by the wonderful addition of Ezekiel into their home and into their lives, and it is truly a pleasure to join the couple in commemorating this heartwarming occasion; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate State Representative Denise Villalobos and Ruben Villalobos on the adoption of their son, Ezekiel James Villalobos, and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued happiness and fulfillment as a formally unified family; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. and Representative Villalobos as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Dyson 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. 384 was adopted by the House on February 27, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House