[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5076]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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                          EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS

  HONORING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF STATE REPRESENTATIVE YVONNE TOUREILLES

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, rise today to honor the contributions of 
State Representative Yvonne Toureilles of my congressional district.
  Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles was born and raised in Texas. Her father 
worked as a truck driver while studying to become a pharmacist. With a 
family on the way, he helped Yvonne's mother finish her degree and 
become a teacher. Yvonne's parents did more than just tell her that 
education brings opportunity, they showed her.
  She aimed high and graduated with honors from the University of Texas 
at Austin with a bachelor of arts degree. Later, she enrolled and 
received a juris doctor from the University of Texas School of Law.
  After earning her law degree, Yvonne put her education to work for 
the State of Texas--first learning the process as a researcher at the 
Texas House of Representatives, then defending Department of Public 
Safety troopers for several years as an Assistant Attorney General. 
Yvonne also served as legal counsel for the Texas Workforce Commission.
  Yvonne has served as treasurer and vice-president of the Coastal Bend 
Bar Association and is a member of the Coastal Bend Women Lawyers 
Association.
  Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles then came home to south Texas to raise her 
family. After marrying her high school sweetheart, Marc Toureilles, at 
the Saint Theresa Catholic Church in Premont, they gave birth to their 
first child, Genevieve, in Alice, Texas. Yvonne now lives and works in 
Alice where her practice primarily consists of family law.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have this opportunity to recognize State 
Representative Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles.

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