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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Johnny Mata has dedicated his life to standing up |
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for the civil rights of all members of society; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Mexican immigrants, Mr. Mata was raised |
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by his father in Houston's Second Ward after his mother passed away; |
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he held various jobs in his youth, and after serving in the |
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U.S. Army, he took a job that involved conducting surveys to help |
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residents of disadvantaged neighborhoods to find employment; the |
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job served as his introduction to community work, and he ultimately |
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spent more than three decades as a staff member with the Gulf Coast |
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Community Services Association; he also joined the League of United |
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Latin American Citizens and became involved in civil rights issues; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Mata sought to focus attention |
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on civil rights violations, and he has continued his involvement |
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with LULAC for some 40 years, serving as the organization's state |
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director and holding several local positions; he currently leads |
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the Greater Houston Coalition for Justice, and he worked with |
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lawmakers to achieve passage of House Bill 2150 during the 84th |
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Texas Legislature in 2015, which helped reform the process of |
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selecting grand jurors; and |
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WHEREAS, Johnny Mata has made a profound impact through his |
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decades-long engagement in the struggle for equal justice, and he |
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is indeed deserving of recognition for all that he has done for the |
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people of Houston; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Johnny Mata for his many years of service |
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to the Houston community and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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the 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. Mata as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Morales Shaw |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2029 was adopted by the House on May |
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19, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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