[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 21 (Tuesday, March 1, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E318]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE DEDICATION TO PUBLIC SERVICE OF FRIO COUNTY JUDGE CARLOS 
                                 GARCIA

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 1, 2005

  Mr. CUELLER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the distinguished 
public service of Frio County Judge Carlos Garcia.
  Judge Garcia was born in Pearsall, Texas, and attended Pearsall High 
School. He is a graduate of Durham Business College, and was self-
employed until 1986.
  He began his career in public service as Frio County Justice of the 
Peace in 1987. He has been consistently re-elected by the people of 
Frio County, and currently serves as the presiding officer of the Frio 
County Commissioners Court.
  Outside of his work as a Frio County Judge, Carlos Garcia has played 
an important role in a wide variety of non-profit organizations. He is 
a member of the Brush Country Mental Health Retardation Committee, a 
member of the board of directors of the Community Council of South 
Central Texas, and Vice-Chair of the South Texas Detention Complex 
Development Corporation. He was one of the founding members of the IH 
35 Economic and Development Coalition, and serves on the Frio-Atascosa 
Juvenile Board.
  Judge Carlos Garcia has consistently worked to make his community 
stronger, both from the bench and in private life. His tireless, 
committed service is an example to the rest of us, and I am pleased to 
have this opportunity to publicly give him my thanks.

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