By: Rodriguez H.C.R. No. 65
73R5377 MDR-D
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1-1 WHEREAS, Bobby Adams, John Aragon, Armando Alvarez, Juan
1-2 Bazan, Richard Cardenas, Roger Cadina, Ronald Colunga, Israel
1-3 Cavazos, Arnold Diaz, Pedro De Los Santos, Bernard Fucles, Don
1-4 Freeman, Jesus Guerrero, Amador Garcia, Guadalupe Garcia, Rodolfo
1-5 Garza, Israel Garcia, Arturo Guzman, Reynaldo Guillen, Frank
1-6 Gallardo, Gerald Huerta, Jacob Hernandez, Raul Jimenez, Douglas
1-7 Keil, Roy Krienke, Jose Luna, Shane Lozan, Rodrigo Medina, Juan
1-8 Martinez, Rodolfo Medina, Benito Posas, Homero Palacios, Gilberto
1-9 Pena, Harry Rusor, Jose Rodriguez, Steve Rocha, Michael Rodriguez,
1-10 Ramiro Rodriguez, Manuel Saenz, Raul Solis, Reyes Torres, Ramiro
1-11 Tijerina, Victor Tellez, Oscar Uribe, Melquiades Velasques, and
1-12 Alberto Zambrano allege that:
1-13 (1) they were employed by the State of Texas and were
1-14 members of the Texas Army National Guard or the Texas Air National
1-15 Guard;
1-16 (2) they were victims of statewide systemic racial or
1-17 age discrimination of which the defendants had knowledge and which
1-18 the defendants perpetuated or condoned;
1-19 (3) as a result of the discrimination, they were
1-20 wrongfully terminated from their positions and were denied equal
1-21 opportunities in promotion;
1-22 (4) they suffered other injuries and denial of rights
1-23 as a result of the discrimination;
1-24 (5) they represent a class of persons with similar
2-1 claims and the suit that they seek to bring may be certified as a
2-2 class action under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; and
2-3 (6) they and the unnamed members of the class are
2-4 entitled to actual damages in excess of $100,000,000; now,
2-5 therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the
2-7 persons named above and the unnamed members of the class, if
2-8 certified, are granted permission to sue the State of Texas and
2-9 Governor Ann W. Richards, former Governor William P. Clements,
2-10 former Governor Mark White, former Governor Dolph Briscoe, Adjutant
2-11 General Sam Turk, former Adjutant General William Wilson, former
2-12 Adjutant General James Dennis, former Adjutant General Willie
2-13 Scott, and former Adjutant General Thomas Bishop subject to Chapter
2-14 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further
2-15 RESOLVED, That Governor Ann W. Richards, former Governor
2-16 William P. Clements, former Governor Mark White, former Governor
2-17 Dolph Briscoe, Adjutant General Sam Turk, former Adjutant General
2-18 William Wilson, former Adjutant General James Dennis, former
2-19 Adjutant General Willie Scott, and former Adjutant General Thomas
2-20 Bishop be served process as provided by Section 107.002(a)(3),
2-21 Civil Practice and Remedies Code.