[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E340]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING DENNIS L. PATILLO

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                           HON. MICHAEL CLOUD

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 25, 2019

  Mr. CLOUD. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor and recognize Dennis 
L. Patillo.
  On January 16, the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) board of 
directors elected Dennis L. Patillo, of Victoria, as chairman of the 
nine-member governing body. The GBRA was established in 1933, and 
serves as a steward of water resources for ten counties, including, 
Calhoun, DeWitt, Refugio, and Victoria counties.
  Mr. Patillo is the owner of the PumpHouse Riverside Restaurant and 
Bar in Victoria, Texas. In addition, he is the president of Stewart 
Title of the Coastal Bend Inc. and president of Evangelynn Hospitality 
LLC.
  The GBRA first appointed Mr. Patillo to the board of directors in 
2011. Mr. Patillo's participation and service in the district is 
noteworthy. He is the past chairman of the Victoria Economic 
Development Corporation, the Texas Association of Realtors, and the 
Houston Association of Realtors. Mr. Patillo served on the Texas Tax 
Reform Commission, the University of Houston Commission on Downward 
Expansion, the DeTar Healthcare System, and the Victoria County Airport 
Commission.
  I would like to extend my sincere congratulations to Dennis L. 
Patillo on becoming chair of the GBRA, as well as my thanks for his 
years of dedication to the people of Victoria and the 27th District of 
Texas.

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