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89(R) HR 872 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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