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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Albert Armendariz |
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Jr. has rendered exceptional service to the city of El Paso in his |
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capacity as an immigration and naturalization attorney; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1970 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin |
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School of Law, Mr. Armendariz is a principal of Albert Armendariz, |
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Jr., Attorney at Law, PC, which is a partner in the Law Offices of |
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Armendariz & Holguin; through the years, he has practiced |
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extensively in the area of federal immigration law, with an |
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emphasis on immigration through family relationships, deportation |
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defense, acquired and derivative U.S. citizenship, and federal |
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court litigation; he has further distinguished himself by speaking |
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at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting and the Conference on |
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Immigration and Nationality Law, held by UT Law Continuing Legal |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Armendariz has been honored as the Outstanding |
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Senior Lawyer by the El Paso Young Lawyers Association, and in 2009, |
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he received the inaugural Albert Armendariz Jr. Lifetime |
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Achievement Award from the Mexican American Bar Association of El |
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Paso; he is a member and a past president of both that entity and the |
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El Paso Association of Immigration Practitioners; moreover, he |
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belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers and El Paso Bar |
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Associations, is involved with the National Lawyers Guild National |
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Immigration Project, and is a former board chair for the Immigrant |
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and Refugee Rights Project of the Texas Lawyers' Committee for |
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Civil Rights Under Law; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his steadfast commitment to the immigrant |
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community, Albert Armendariz has benefited the lives of countless |
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individuals and families in El Paso and beyond, and it is a pleasure |
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to join in recognizing him for his myriad contributions; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend Albert Armendariz |
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Jr. for his many years of dedicated service as an immigration and |
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naturalization lawyer and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Armendariz as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |