15th Annual State of the District Luncheon

August 5, 2011

South San Antonio Chamber of Commerce

15th Annual State of the District Luncheon

Friday, Aug. 5, Sunset Station

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Address to the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants

February 19, 2011

Sen. Uresti's Address to the Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
Hyatt Hill Country Resort in San Antonio
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2011

 
Texas Public Health Crisis:
Diabetes and Obesity 2011 and Beyond

 
Good morning everyone and thank you for inviting me here today. I always enjoy visiting with health care professionals… people who make a real difference in the lives of others.
 
Now, perhaps I shouldn't say that doctors would be lost without you… but… I've already said it. Just look at what you do. You conduct physical exams, diagnose and treat illnesses, order tests and interpret results. You counsel patients on preventive health and even help perform surgery.
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3rd Annual IZSA Immunization Provider Conference

July 14, 2010
Encino Ballroom, 3800 Commercial Ave., San Antonio
(Between Military Drive and SE Loop 410)
Wednesday, July 14, 8:00 a.m.
 
Thank you, Clark, that's just like I wrote it.
 
Good morning everyone. I know it's early, but you can do better than that. Good morning. That's more like it.
 
It is great to be here, despite the hour, and I deeply appreciate the opportunity to get things rolling this morning. For those of you from out of town, welcome not just to San Antonio but to my side of San Antonio.
 
This is my 'hood.' Back in the day, I walked down Commercial Avenue each...

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Medina Valley High School Commencement

June 5, 2010

Hello everyone and congratulations to all you graduates out there and to your families and friends as well. It's a day of celebration for everyone.

I want to thank Superintendent Stansberry for asking me to be a part of this great milestone in your lives. I believe he did so with the knowledge… it's a good thing you're sitting down for this… that I'm a graduate of McCollum High School.

Don't worry. I'm not going to say "Go Cowboys" or anything like that… especially after the 25-to-nothing drubbing you gave us last year. Yeah… you just wait.

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