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Prior to retiring from the Texas House, Representative Luna served as Vice-Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and as a member of the House Calendars Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Legislative Budget Board. She was an integral voice in the debate over school finance reform during the last several legislative sessions, serving as Vice-Chair of the House Select Committee on School Finance and as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance. Luna's brings her background on budget and a myriad of legislative issues to complete the HillCo team.

Biography:
The Honorable Vilma Luna represented District 33 (Corpus Christi) in the Texas House of Representatives from 1993 until August 1, 2006, when she joined HillCo Partners. In her new role, Representative Luna will focus on developing solutions for HillCo's clients with public- or private-sector issues who would benefit from her insights gleaned from many years as an advocate and a member of the Texas Legislature. Prior to retiring from the Texas House, Representative Luna served as Vice-Chair of the House Appropriations Committee and as a member of the House Calendars Committee, the House Ways and Means Committee and the Legislative Budget Board. She was an integral voice in the debate over school finance reform during the last several legislative sessions, serving as Vice-Chair of the House Select Committee on School Finance and as a member of the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance. Born in Alice Texas, Representative Luna received her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from The University of Houston Law Center in 1985. After graduating from law school, she worked for the Harris County District Attorney's office from 1986 to 1988 and for the Harris County Children's Protective Services from 1988 to 1990. After a brief stint with the Texas Attorney General's office, she joined the law firm of Canales & Simonson, P.C. In 2001, she accepted a position as partner in the Corpus Christi office of what is now the Watts Law Firm, L.L.P. Representative Luna was the first Hispanic woman ever elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Corpus Christi. During her tenure in the House, she spearheaded legislation on behalf of children's issues, local court efficiency, special education, tax reductions, coastal management and protection, teacher and state employee pay raises, health care, at-risk youth programs, economic development, and consumer protection. Representative Luna has won numerous awards and recognition from professional and civic organizations, including Southwest Texas State University's prestigious Walter Richter Humanitarian Award (1997) and the American Heart Association's Heart of Honor Award (2003). Over the course of her extraordinarily productive career in public service, Representative Luna was a leading contributor to Texas' legislative and public dialogue on issues involving health, welfare, education, the rights of abused children and adults, business and taxes.

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