[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 28 (Thursday, March 10, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E429]
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        HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SAN ANTONIO MAYOR ED GARZA

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 10, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the distinguished 
public service of San Antonio Mayor Ed Garza.
  A native of San Antonio, Garza is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High 
School, and still lives in the same historic Woodlawn Lake neighborhood 
where he grew up. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and 
Texas A&M University, where he received a Bachelor's degree in 
Landscape Architecture. He has retained his connection with Texas' 
colleges, serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas at 
San Antonio and at St. Mary's University.
  Mr. Garza has had a tremendously productive career in public service. 
He served two terms as District 7 Representative on the San Antonio 
City Council, where he focused on economic, urban, and human 
development. He was elected Mayor of San Antonio, and re-elected in 
2003.
  Following the attacks of September 11, Mayor Garza collaborated with 
other local elected officials to create one of the nation's first 
comprehensive city-county antiterrorism plans, leading CNN to recognize 
San Antonio as the second most prepared city in the country, after New 
York. He has worked to ensure that San Antonio remains a defense 
leader, and to constantly reform city government to make it more 
efficient and responsive.
  Mayor Garza has volunteered his time to advocate for health and 
fitness in San Antonio. He has helped raise awareness for organizations 
such as the American Diabetes Association and the Cystic Fibrosis 
foundation, and has raised money for the Cancer Therapy and Research 
Center and the San Antonio Children's Shelter.
  Mr. Speaker, Ed Garza is an exemplary public servant. His work has 
made San Antonio safer, healthier, more efficient and more prosperous. 
I am proud to have the chance to thank him here today for all he has 
done for his fellow Texans.

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