Bill Text: TX HR70 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: In memory of Daniel G. Rodriguez Jr. of San Antonio.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-01-16 - Reported enrolled [HR70 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-HR70-Enrolled.html

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H.R. No. 70

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Residents of San Antonio lost an admired community
activist and civic leader with the passing of Daniel G. Rodriguez
Jr. on January 9, 2025, at the age of 73; and
WHEREAS, Born in Laredo on November 8, 1951, to Sofia Garza
Rodriguez and Daniel Rodriguez Sr., Dan Rodriguez grew up in San
Antonio with the companionship of 10 siblings, Rita, Laura, Rene,
Annette, Hilda, Linda, Isaac, Agustin, Hector, and Rudy; he went on
to graduate from Kennedy High School and shortly thereafter
exchanged wedding vows with his high school sweetheart, Diana
Cardenas; the couple shared a rewarding marriage of 54 years and
lovingly raised four children, Sonia, Daniel, Kristy, and Javier,
and their treasured family eventually grew to include numerous
grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, As a teenager, Mr. Rodriguez found employment with
the City of San Antonio as a community service officer in the
housing projects; he subsequently worked for the city's Community
Relations Drug Inhalant Prevention Program from 1971 to 1983, and
he was involved with the Brown Berets, the Mexican American Youth
Organization, and La Raza Unida Party; in his later years, he also
participated in the AFL-CIO and local Democratic politics; and
WHEREAS, In 1983, Mr. Rodriguez became a bus driver for VIA
Metropolitan Transit, which led him to take an active role in the
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 694; his career with VIA and his
affiliation with ATU spanned more than 33 years, during which time
he was elected to four terms as the union's president and was
instrumental in launching the Health and Welfare Fund for its
members; he was known for his keen skills as a negotiator for the
organization, and in 2015, he succeeded in securing a paid holiday
for VIA employees in honor of labor leader Cesar Chavez; and
WHEREAS, Dan Rodriguez positively impacted countless lives
through his service, his mentorship, and his unwavering commitment
to the rights of the disadvantaged, and he leaves behind a legacy
that will long be remembered; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Daniel G. Rodriguez
Jr. and extend deepest condolences to all who mourn his passing;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in the memory of Daniel
G. Rodriguez Jr.
Martinez Fischer
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 Rodríguez Ramos
Button Isaac Raymond
Cain Johnson Reynolds
Campos Jones of Dallas Richardson
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 70 was unanimously adopted by a rising
vote of the House on January 16, 2025.
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Chief Clerk of the House