Bill Text: TX HR2295 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 88th Legislative Session.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2295 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2295-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2295 |
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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, and Ann Vay, as | ||
well as the skilled members of the finance department, Lindsey | ||
Alvarado, Barbara Hanus, Laura Kelly, Lisa Stockton, Deanna Wall, | ||
and Vashyra Waller; the agency's work further benefits from the | ||
support of its administrative personnel, Robert Davis, Dana | ||
Dennett, Jane Falkenberg, Patricia Hernandez-Ruiz, Elithia Rangel, | ||
Rachel Santos, and Valerie Simpson, as well as IT staff members | ||
Andre Bygrave and Michael Dillon; and | ||
WHEREAS, The curatorial staff consists of Jax | ||
Delacruz-Luera, Lauren Graham, and Paige Hester; educational tours | ||
of the Capitol are offered by Patricia Andrews, Richard Bronson, | ||
Tweed Chouinard, Leslie Covington, John Fulbright, Susan | ||
Highfield, Nancy Korzilius, Monica Oatman, Marsha Rainey, Joseph | ||
Randel, Patrick Reed, Angela Roberson, Karen Rohe, David Schuler, | ||
Maverick Staub, Comfort Tysen, Derrick Wright, and Georgia Zunker; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, Members of the public are welcomed to the Capitol | ||
Visitors Center by staffers Jenna Archuletta, Eric Boedy, Chelsea | ||
Caldwell, Elizabeth Garzone, Lezlie Hernandez, Janet Holder, | ||
Laurence Jackson III, Elizabeth Reid, and Kandace Russell; the | ||
retail operation is overseen by Sheryl Baker, Misha Buckman, | ||
Michael Byers, Benjamin Smith, and Diane Talley, and team members | ||
include Sepideh Hariri, Nancy Hennessy, and Daniel Linkowski at the | ||
Capitol Visitors Center gift shop, Soo Jung Aguilar, Thomas Farley | ||
Jr., Jose Garcia-Bedolla, Lisa Gentry, Dale Hernandez, and | ||
Dominique Medrano at the Capitol Extension gift shop, and Elizabeth | ||
Deutchman, Richard Eisenhour, Joshua Garcia, Cecelia Hartley, | ||
Nathan Kuhles, and Karen Morris at the retail warehouse; and | ||
WHEREAS, The outstanding employees who are responsible for | ||
the care and maintenance of the landmark buildings and monuments | ||
are Steven Aguirre, Kevin Koch, Araceli Ripper, and David Salazar | ||
of facilities administration, Bradley Ashford, David Flanegan, | ||
Victor Flores, Ricky Gleason II, Fabian Gonzalez, Joshua Hastings, | ||
Waleed Ibrahim, Jeffrey Keith, Bill Kleinebecker, Subhash | ||
Kodinariya, Thomas Levitt, Chris Nunn, Joseph Person, David Pham, | ||
Oscar Rivera, Daniel Scott, Eric Tamayo, Alejandro Villalobos, | ||
Danny Vu, and Garrett Weaver of the maintenance crew, James | ||
Battjes, Adilene Castaneda Juanes, Laura Cuellar, Claudia Escobar | ||
Bonilla, Crisostoma Espino Recendiz, Moon Sung Kim, Joe Medina, | ||
Aida Robles, Maria Rodriguez, Maria Rosas De Alvarado, Sara Salazar | ||
Rivero, Estherdina Tinoco Montenegro, Flora Torres, and Alida | ||
Villatoro Giron of the housekeeping team, and Antonio Delgado and | ||
Anthony Garcia of the groundskeeping staff; overseeing the | ||
operation of the Capitol Visitors Parking Garage are Antony | ||
Hubbard, Irene Arispe, Gladys Howard, Amanda Remillard, 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, Josefa Gonzalez Mariscal, Emily Henne, | ||
Derek Lemons, and Natalie Rose Gerg, and those employees handling | ||
communications, creative services, external affairs, marketing, | ||
and membership are Victor Ramirez, Amanda Strittmatter, Cadelyn | ||
Bates, Daniel Rodriguez, Cassidy Reynolds, Sandra Tsang, Hunt | ||
Wellborn III, and Gilberto Medina, with William Epperson, Ryanne | ||
Howard, Rachel Miller, and Marieunise Sanchez-Fontanez | ||
coordinating facilities rentals; the museum's education department | ||
consists of Melissa Tamporello, Shelby Barrera, Rebecca Beck, | ||
Christine Carranza, Camerin Dunn, Rose Kemp, Kaitlin Lloyd-Leva, | ||
Jessica Moriates, Lindsay Muncy, and Kyle Shook, and its exhibits | ||
staff is made up of Vitaly Beskrowni, Peter Martinez, Josephine | ||
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, Joseph Almand, | ||
Celia Browning, Nicholas Byers, Marisol Cacho, Morgan Catching, | ||
Colleen Cawthon, Elizabeth Covert, Kennedy Daughetee, Abigail | ||
Delagerheim, Mackenzie Elder, Hannah Gonzalez, Donald King, Kellyn | ||
Lappinga, Maren Lehman, Eleria Patterson, Hilary Pearson, Rosa | ||
Pedraza, Madeline Perry, Jay Podolnick, Samantha Pritchard, Gloria | ||
Ramirez, Rachel Simone, and Michael Strittmatter, and the | ||
facility's famed IMAX theater is operated by Conor Bell, Harry | ||
Flowers, Steven Christopher Hays, and James Jennings; members of | ||
the museum's retail team include Heidi Afkami, Kathryn Bohuslav, | ||
Melisa Geaslin, Tayebeh Masomian, and Vanessa McElroy, and its | ||
housekeeping and maintenance crew consists of Oralia Bautista De | ||
Martinez, David Beatty, and Peter Castilleja; and | ||
WHEREAS, In addition to the Capitol Complex and the Bullock | ||
State History Museum, the SPB oversees the operation of the Texas | ||
State Cemetery, which benefits from the support of staffers William | ||
Erwin, Ulises Garcia, Rene Hernandez, Nathan Stephens, 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 88th 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. | ||
Metcalf | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2295 was adopted by the House on May | ||
29, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||