H.R. No. 904 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Jose Angel Gutierrez was born in the historic city 1-2 of Crystal City, the site of the birth of the Chicano movement, 1-3 which changed the lives of Mexican Americans living in the State of 1-4 Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Gutierrez was one of the leaders of the Mexican 1-6 American fight for equality in Texas and was cofounder of the 1-7 Mexican American Youth Organization and La Raza Unida Party during 1-8 the decade of the 1970s; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Mr. Gutierrez's political involvement is rooted in 1-10 his hometown of Crystal City and throughout the State of Texas, 1-11 where he was instrumental in shedding light on the inequalities 1-12 found in the lives of Mexican Americans; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Mr. Gutierrez continues to be a spokesman for the 1-14 needs of the Mexican American community and all Texans as 1-15 demonstrated in his recent bid for the United States Senate; now, 1-16 therefore, be it 1-17 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd 1-18 Legislature hereby commend Jose Angel Gutierrez for his outstanding 1-19 service to the Mexican American community of the State of Texas; 1-20 and, be it further 1-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 1-22 prepared for Mr. Gutierrez as an expression of high esteem by the 1-23 Texas House of Representatives. 2-1 Alonzo 2-2 H.R. No. 904 2-3 _______________________________ 2-4 Speaker of the House 2-5 I certify that H.R. No. 904 was adopted by the House on May 2-6 31, 1993, by a non-record vote. 2-7 _______________________________ 2-8 Chief Clerk of the House