Remarks by Ricardo A. Samaniego
171 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 7
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“Judge, do you have some opening remarks for us this morning? Yeah, thank you so much. On behalf of myself and our commissioners, we welcome you to Commissioner's Court. Standing room only today, some of the most, we're gonna recognize some of the most incredible individuals, organizations, so we're very privileged as the commissioners and myself as your county judge to have that type of recognition. I think today you'll find out, why we keep saying we're unique and we're a different community. We're a great role model for all the communities throughout the country. But I think today you'll…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Richard, do you want to come up, please? Well, they're all very incredible resolutions, but this obviously is very special to our community, so I'd like to read it into the record. Where Special Olympics Texas El Paso area enriches the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities by providing year-round sports training, athletic competition, health programs, leadership opportunities, and unified experiences that inspire confidence, courage, and joy. With the Special Olympics Texas El Paso area empowers athletes of all abilities to discover new strength, develop…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Okay, now you can clap again, okay? Well, my good friend Richard, if you don't mind leading us into it.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Richard. And you want to introduce yourselves, please?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much. And Richard and all of you, thank you so much. This is quite a unique thing that we do in El Paso, but we're trying our best as well. We have the, you know, the accessibility. We've created all accessibility parks. If you could visit the Zcarate Park, it's just amazing. Because really our philosophy and our basic understanding is that no one should be treated any different. Everybody should have accessibility to everything. No one should be limited to any of the blessings that we receive here in El Paso. So we thank you for that. So I don't know if you were gonna continue…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you, sir. Appreciate you. Thank you. Good morning. Good morning.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE CHEER, COMMISSIONER GUERRERO WILL DO IT HIMSELF. CANUTILLO, GO EAGLES.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Richard, anybody else that you'd like to, that came with you?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“So thank you. We'll make it happen. Look at the crowd. I don't know if you... IF YOU'VE SEEN THE VIDEO, SO EL PASO, IT'S SO EL PASO BECAUSE THIS IS SO EL PASO. THIS IS WHAT WE DO. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GETTING RECOGNIZED. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY. SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO. WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAKE PICTURES WITH EVERYBODY.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“OH, YOU'RE GOING TO DO A CHEER? OKAY, COMMISSIONER, WOULD YOU MIND?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you, thank you so much. Go Foxes. Oh, I'm sorry, it's another. I totally forgot. Okay, we're gonna try to do some magic and see if we can take as many pictures in different sections, so we're gonna go down there with you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Could I have our Gold Star family, please?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“James, my goodness, my good friend. How are you? I'll go down and say hi to you in a little while. Well, thank you so much. Of course, this is very special, being part of the Gold Star family, having lost my brother in Vietnam as Captain Chito Samaniego. So this is very special. that you've extended the healing process not only to the immediate family but the entire family because it's very heartfelt and sometimes it felt lonely not to have that kind of nurturing. So thank you for that. Whereas throughout our nation's history, generations of courageous men and women have answered the call to…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“IF YOU DON'T MIND, TONY, YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND START US OFF? LUTHER, YOU CAN JOIN US, TOO. YOU'VE BEEN SUCH AN INCREDIBLE, WELL, ACTUALLY A PART OF EVERYTHING, LUTHER. TONY, IF YOU COULD LEAD US IN AND THEN WE COULD HAVE THE REST”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you for everything you do, Tony, and every element and aspect of veterans. Luther, you want to?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Yeah, Luther is the other counterpart for Tony from the city, so it's pretty impressive how he's been involved and kept the unity between the county and the city.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much for your words. You want to introduce yourselves also? Please, thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Our veteran of the year. Yes. James.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“For that and everything else you do, thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. Or other Veteran of the Year, Debbo, thank you.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much. We really appreciate this. And like I said earlier, the inclusion of the siblings was something that hadn't happened. And we're disenfranchised grief because we've just sort of felt that it was not as important for us to go through the healing process. I myself received the notice of my brother when he was killed, the first fatality in Vietnam. And then they forgot about you, kind of. You're the sibling. It was a wife, a mom that they focused on, but the siblings didn't get the opportunity to to be part of the healing process. So expanding it to the family is very heartfelt…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Ambassador Tellez, you want to come in and your family can join you as well. Well, thank you. Thank you and your family for being here. This is very special. From my office, Eduardo just fell in love with the story, and he's been like obsessed to make sure that we cover it properly. And Eduardo, you've done an amazing job. Thank you for doing that. But this is very special, and I think when you hear the resolution, Each and every one of you, it'll tie you in as to why we're El Paso, the way we do things, but we've had some amazing individuals that have put us on the map, and I think you're…”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“What a duo, what a duo, my goodness. Ambassador, please.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you. You know, most of you also recognize some of the family members, so if you don't mind introducing yourself, Joe and Carlos.”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026
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“Thank you so much, Joe. Appreciate your friendship. Carlos, Charlie?”
Commissioners Court · Sep 21, 2026