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89(R) HR 1522 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.R. No. 1522
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texans and visitors from across the nation benefit
greatly from the dedicated efforts of the employees of the State
Preservation Board; and
WHEREAS, This vital state agency is responsible for the
preservation and maintenance of the historic buildings in the
Capitol Complex, and it approves all construction, repair, and
renovation work; it also operates the Bullock Texas State History
Museum, the Texas State Cemetery, the Capitol Visitors Center and
gift shops, and the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage; moreover, the
agency provides educational and curatorial services, offers guided
tours to the public, schedules and manages public events, and
maintains the Texas Governor's Mansion and its grounds; and
WHEREAS, Executive Director Rod Welsh oversees the State
Preservation Board with the able assistance of the executive staff,
Bob Cash, Erin Christensen, Chris Currens, Deborah Hujar, Ali
James, Leslie Pawelka, Cindy Provine, Eric Ramos, Keith Thomas, and
Carolyn Scott, as well as the skilled members of the finance
department, Lindsey Alvarado, Barb Hanus, Laura Kelly, Lisa
Stockton, Deanna Wall, and Alicia Henry; the agency's work further
benefits from the support of its administrative personnel, Robert
Davis, Joseph Randel, Dana Dennett, Tish Sanabria, Patricia
Hernandez-Ruiz, Tracy Limon, Caroline Elverud, Elithia Rangel,
Tony Cortez, Rachel Santos, and Valerie Simpson, as well as IT staff
members Andre Bygrave, Michael Dillon, and David Brymer; and
WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Paige Hester and
Daniel Coulbury; educational tours of the Capitol are offered by
Christa Acevedo, Patricia Andrews, Richard Bronson, Jane Burstain,
Tweed Chouinard, John Fulbright, Susan Highfield, Nick Jackson,
Brennan Killingsworth, Robert King, Worth Koch, Nancy Korzilius,
Luis Munoz, Ian Murdoch, Matthew Reiss, Angela Roberson, Peter
Schultz, Paige Seuthe, Demetrius Trott, Lindalee
Valdivieso-Sinyakov, Tyler Westpfahl, Derrick Wright, and Georgia
Zunker; and
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed to the Capitol
Visitors Center by Jenna Archuletta, Jordan Cartwright, Lydia
Caviness, Charles Huckaby, Jessica Stack, Knealie True, Elizabeth
Garzone, Lezlie Hernandez, Janet Holder, Elizabeth Reid, and
Kandace Russell; the retail operation is overseen by Sheryl Baker,
Michael Byers, Benjamin Smith, and Diane Talley, and team members
at the Capitol Visitors Center and Capitol Extension gift shops
include Daniel Linkowski, Elizabeth Miller, Nia Medrano, Blaise
Smith, Nancy Hennessy, Thomas Farley, Lisa Gentry, Dale Hernandez,
and Dominique Medrano; Elizabeth Deutchman, Richard Eisenhour,
Joshua Garcia, Cecelia Hartley, Nathan Kuhles, and Karen Morris
staff the retail warehouse; and
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for
the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments
are Chris Nunn, Joe Medina, Steven Aguirre, Kevin Koch, Daniel
Scott, Araceli Ripper, Cynthia Ledesma, and Dorothy Walker of
facilities administration, Eric Tamayo, Bradley Ashford, David
Flanegan, Ricky Gleason, Fabian Gonzalez, Jeffrey Keith, Tom
Levitt, David Pham, Oscar Rivera, Alex Villalobos, David Ruiz,
James Patterson, Jeffrey Baker, Larry Morris, Luis Arias, Luis
Castillo, Brandon Abernathy, Nathan Trout, and Travis Fohn of the
maintenance crew, Laura Cuellar, Alida Villatoro Giron, Carolyn
Davis, Claudia Delgado, Crisostoma Espino, Estherdina Montenegro,
Flora Torres, Julio Diaz, Mary Rebollar, Maria Rodriguez, Elena
Alvarado, Michael Acosta, Moon Kim, Ollie Daniels, Raul Hernandez
Guido, Sandra Delgado, Sylvia Daniels, and Sara Salazar of the
housekeeping team, and Mike Harkrider, Antonio Delgado, Clay
Hostettler, Garet Johnson, and Nikos Tzortzinakis of the
groundskeeping staff; overseeing the operation of the Capitol
Visitors Parking Garage are Irene Arispe, Gladys Howard, Amanda
Remillard, James Battjes, and John Wessels; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the commendable work of its Capitol
Complex employees, the State Preservation Board further serves the
public through its staff at the Bullock Texas State History Museum;
led by director Margaret Koch, the museum's administrative team
consists of Kyle Albrecht, Emily Henne, Derek Lemons, and Abbrianna
Ortiz; the employees handling communications, creative services,
external affairs, marketing, and membership are Victor Ramirez,
Amanda Strittmatter, Cady Bates, Daniel Rodriguez, Lindsay Muncy,
Britton Kieffer, Hunt Wellborn, Rewon Shimray, Wakako Okamoto, and
Gilberto Medina, with William Epperson, Leo Marquez Walter, Sarah
Harper, and Shae Stanford coordinating facilities rentals; the
museum's education department consists of Mel Tamporello, Allison
Bertram, Shelby Barrera, Rebecca Beck, Joy Lobb, Kimberly Crabb,
Leslie Little, Kristin Johnson, Benjamin Coghan, Reagan Cain, and
Coyote Shook, and its exhibits staff is made up of Vitaly Beskrowni,
Pete Martinez, Brittany Erwin, Eli Yung, Josie Mayes, Lisa Sharik,
Tony Beldock, Angela Glasker, Elissa Graham, Michael Juen, Hannah
Kemp, James McReynolds, John Peel, Stefan Ruff, Patrick Sanderson,
and Kathryn Siefker; and
WHEREAS, Visitor services representatives and coordinators
for the Bullock Museum include Scotland Washington, Abigail
Delagerheim, Bridget Fenner, Caitlyn Castillo, Callysta Jalomo,
Celia Browning, Colleen Cawthon, Don King, Eleria Patterson, Liz
Covert, Emily Manch, Gloria Mendoza, Hilary Pearson, Jacob
Blackman, Joseph Almand, Kaitlyn Dougherty, Lainey Brock, Lauren
Latimer, Lilywyn Feaster, Mackenzie Elder, Madeline Perry, Maren
Lehman, Marisol Cacho, Megan Hobgood, Michael Strittmatter, Minsu
Kwon, Morgan Catching, Olivia Lefler, Rachel Simone, Rosa Pedraza,
and Zoey Petersen; the facility's famed IMAX theater is operated by
James Jennings, Mathew Flowers, Steven Hays, Max Schein, Caryssa
Ozuna, and Cassandra Ozuna; members of the museum's retail team
include Heidi Afkami, Caitlyn Kasperbauer, Justin Mireles, Oscar
Kelban, Melisa Geaslin, Tayebeh Masomian, and Vanessa McElroy, and
its housekeeping and maintenance crew consists of Oralia Martinez,
Amanda Palacios, Mirla Ramirez Rivera, Dennis Winchell, Pete
Castilleja, Benito Sanchez, Danny Vu, and Victor Flores; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock
State History Museum, the State Preservation Board oversees the
operation of the Texas State Cemetery, which benefits from the
support of staffers Nathan Stephens, Will Erwin, Ulises Garcia,
Rene Hernandez, Franky Vasquez, and Isiah Tarbutton; and
WHEREAS, Through their dedicated stewardship of a rich
legacy, the administrators and employees of the State Preservation
Board are rendering a vital service to the people of Texas and
introducing countless visitors to the remarkable story of the Lone
Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the staff of the State Preservation
Board for their exemplary service; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the State Preservation Board as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Geren
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. 1522 was adopted by the House on June 2,
2025, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House