Bill Text: TX HR2246 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Raymond Palacios Jr. on his induction in the El Paso Business Hall of Fame.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-03 - Reported enrolled [HR2246 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR2246-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2246 |
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WHEREAS, Raymond Palacios Jr., president of Bravo Chevrolet | ||
Cadillac, has been inducted into the El Paso Business Hall of Fame; | ||
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WHEREAS, A Houston native, Mr. Palacios served his country in | ||
the United States Marine Corps, and he earned his accounting degree | ||
from the University of Houston; beginning his career as a CPA, he | ||
rose to become a vice president of developer Perry Homes before | ||
deciding to fulfill his dream of owning a company; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Palacios completed the General Motors dealer | ||
development program, and he worked in every department of a | ||
dealership in Houston, learning the business from the ground up; in | ||
1999, he took a chance on an underperforming dealership in El Paso, | ||
purchasing it sight unseen; within a month under his leadership, | ||
the store had turned a profit for the first time in five years; he | ||
subsequently bought another dealership in Las Cruces; and | ||
WHEREAS, Highly regarded in the industry, Mr. Palacios | ||
serves on the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; he | ||
has benefited his profession in numerous other key roles, among | ||
them district director of the Texas Automotive Dealers Association, | ||
president of the El Paso New Car Dealers Association, and vice chair | ||
of the General Motors Minority Dealer Advisory Council; and | ||
WHEREAS, This dynamic entrepreneur has demonstrated a strong | ||
commitment to civic life and charitable endeavors; he serves on the | ||
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine Dean's Advisory Council, on the | ||
executive board of the Borderplex Economic Alliance, and on the | ||
board of the Council for Economic and Educational Development; in | ||
addition, he has served as president of the Association for the | ||
Advancement of Mexican Americans, and he has given generously of | ||
his time and talents to the University of Houston Alumni | ||
Association, the Yucca Council Boy Scouts of America, the Young | ||
Achievers Forum, and many other organizations; and | ||
WHEREAS, Raymond Palacios has earned the deep respect and | ||
admiration of the El Paso business community, and he may indeed take | ||
pride in his accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Raymond Palacios Jr. on his | ||
induction in the El Paso Business Hall of Fame 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. Palacios as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Márquez | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2246 was adopted by the House on May | ||
31, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||