HR872 - Posthumously honoring former state representative Paul Cruz Moreno on the 94th anniversary of his birth.

      H.R. No. 872       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, April 28, 2025, marks the 94th anniversary of the   birth of the late Paul Cruz Moreno of El Paso, a longtime state   representative and champion of social justice; and          WHEREAS, Born in El Paso in 1931, Mr. Moreno was the son of   Avelina Ramirez and Reyes Moreno Sr.; he enlisted in the   U.S. Marine Corps at the age of 17 and became a highly decorated   Korean War veteran and Marine recruiter; following a diving   accident that left him a quadriplegic, he graduated from The   University of Texas at El Paso and The University of Texas School of   Law; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Moreno was first elected to the Texas House in   1966; over the course of more than four decades, he worked   tirelessly in behalf of the most vulnerable; he pushed for   legislation requiring developers to provide water and sanitation to   colonias, and he strove to make public buildings and transportation   more accessible to people with disabilities; in addition, he   challenged the state's public school financing system, sought to   regulate college tuition, and advocated for higher teacher   salaries; he also worked to pass a minimum wage bill; his fierce   dedication and strong moral compass earned him a reputation as the   "Conscience of the House"; and          WHEREAS, In 1971, Mr. Moreno was part of the "Dirty Thirty,"   a bipartisan group that opposed the speaker and other officials   charged with corruption; as a member of the Higher Education   Committee, he successfully championed greater access to   opportunity and played a key role in enhancing support for The   University of Texas at El Paso; he was a founding member and   inaugural chair of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, and in   2007, he was acknowledged as the first Mexican American "Dean of the   Texas House" when he became the longest-tenured state   representative; his myriad accolades included the PUSH Excel   National Award, and the El Paso Independent School District named   an elementary school in his honor; moreover, the Mexican American   Legislative Leadership Foundation pays tribute to his legacy with   its Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program for undergraduate   and graduate students; and          WHEREAS, Although Paul Moreno passed away in 2017, his   enormous accomplishments left a lasting imprint on the Lone Star   State, and his exceptional record of service will continue to   inspire future generations; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby posthumously honor former state representative   Paul Cruz Moreno on the 94th anniversary of his birth.     Romero     Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw   Alders Guillen Morgan   Allen Harless Muñoz   Anchía 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 Rodríguez 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   Gámez 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   González of Dallas Moody Wilson   González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu   Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 872 was adopted by the House on April   28, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House