[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 93 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF MELISA D. MONTEMAYOR

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2019

  Mr. CUELLAR. Madam Speaker, Melisa D. Montemayor was born in Duval 
County, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 
1990 with a bachelor's degree in biology.
  Mrs. Montemayor served the state of Texas for 29 years, including the 
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Department of 
Transportation (TxDOT). Mrs. Montemayor also worked as the Laredo 
District Advance Transportation Planning Director and managed long-
range and short-range transportation planning for the district. She 
also arranged transportation improvement plans with the Laredo 
Metropolitan Planning Organization.
  Through her extensive work with local and federal legislators, 
consulting firms, and fellow TxDOT staff, she developed essential 
projects for Laredo and the state of Texas. For her efforts she 
received the U.S. Department of Transportation's ``Design for 
Transportation 2000 National Award'' and the Texas Department of 
Transportation Environmental Achievement Award.
  Mrs. Montemayor's involvement has been essential to the Laredo 
community. I have confidence that she will continue to aid her 
community in any way she can and I wish her well on her retirement. 
Today, Mrs. Montemayor lives in Laredo, Texas with her husband, Adrian, 
and their daughter, Ari.
  Madam Speaker, it is my pleasure to recognize Mrs. Montemayor and her 
outstanding career.