HR1318 - Congratulating Angela Flores Beck of Fayette County on her 75th birthday.

      H.R. No. 1318       R E S O L U T I O N          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 Saldaña 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