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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248          WHEREAS, Albert L. Reyes has made significant   contributions to Buckner International as its president and CEO   for the past 15 years; and          WHEREAS, Founded in 1879, Buckner International is a   faith-based ministry with a focus on transforming the lives of   vulnerable children, families, and seniors; through the efforts   of its dedicated staff and volunteers, the organization provides   a wide variety of programs offering family assistance,   counseling, and other services; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Reyes has worked for Buckner International   since 2007, having previously served as president of Buckner   Children and Family Services; prior to joining Buckner, he was   president of Baptist University of the Américas in San Antonio;   he has also served as a pastor at three churches, and he led the   Baptist General Convention of Texas as president in 2005; he is   currently the vice president of the USA Region of the Baptist   World Alliance and a member of the board of trustees of the   Christian Alliance for Orphans and the Angelo State University   Foundation; his honors include the 2022 D CEO Nonprofit and   Corporate Citizenship Leadership Excellence Award and the UN Day   Global Leadership Award, and he was selected as a member of the D   CEO Dallas 500 in 2023; and          WHEREAS, Mr. Reyes holds a bachelor of business   administration degree from Angelo State University, as well as a   master of divinity degree in theology and a doctor of ministry   degree in missiology from the Southwestern Baptist Theological   Seminary;healsoearnedadegreeingloballeadershipfrom   Andrews University; he and his family are currently active   members of Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas; and          WHEREAS, Through his vision and leadership, Albert Reyes   has helped advance the important mission of Buckner   International, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his record   of achievement; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby honor Albert L. Reyes for his service as the   president and CEO of Buckner International and extend to him   sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be   prepared for Mr. Reyes as an expression of high regard from the   Texas Senate.     Johnson                 ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 13, 2025.                 ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate                 ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate