[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5080]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF TEXAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE ROBERT PUENTE

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                           HON. HENRY CUELLAR

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 15, 2005

  Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Robert Puente for 
his distinguished career in public service.
  Robert Puente is currently serving his eighth term in the Texas 
Legislature. He is Chair of the House Natural Resources Committee and 
serves on the Local Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Puente is especially 
involved in ensuring that Texas always has an adequate water supply; he 
is cochair of the Study Commission for Water on Environmental Flows, 
and is a member of the Texas Water Advisory Council.
  Mr. Puente is a proud product of the Texas higher educational system. 
He graduated from St. Mary's University in San Antonio with a 
bachelor's degree in political science, and he received his doctorate 
in jurisprudence from the University of Texas Law School in 1982.
  Included among Mr. Puente's many legislative accomplishments are his 
work on the passage of the Edwards Aquifer Authority legislation and 
the establishment of the Aquifer Authority's elected board, and his 
support for SB1, which implemented a comprehensive water plan for the 
state.
  Representative Puente continues to live in San Antonio with his wife, 
Carmen Puente, and his three children. In addition to his legislative 
activities, he finds the time to participate in a number of different 
community organizations.
  Mr. Speaker, Representative Robert Puente's farsighted legislative 
work has helped secure the future of San Antonio and our great state of 
Texas, and I am proud to have the opportunity to recognize him here.

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