H.R. No. 906 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 18, 1944, Paul Rich was born in New York 1-2 City, New York, better known as the "Big Apple" of the United 1-3 States of America, and is now a transplanted but proud Texan of 1-4 many years; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Paul Rich educated himself as an attorney by 1-6 attending St. Mary's University Law School in San Antonio, having 1-7 also attended graduate school through a fellowship at New York 1-8 University Graduate School, all this after serving honorably in the 1-9 U.S. Marine Corps; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Paul is now in partnership with Rich & Alonzo, P.C., 1-11 with offices located in Dallas and San Antonio, where he practices 1-12 litigation and civil law; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The great State of Texas is made up of great people 1-14 like Paul who give of themselves unselfishly and beyond limits to 1-15 help the less fortunate through their work--professionally, 1-16 socially, voluntarily, and politically; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Paul Rich has devoted well over 20 years of his life 1-18 to the civil rights movement and its work to specifically help 1-19 minorities in this country and has also previously served as a 1-20 special U.S. attorney general; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Paul Rich was the founder and executive director of 1-22 the "Oficina de la Gente," with nine offices located throughout 1-23 South Texas, founded for the primary purpose of providing legal 2-1 services to many of the less fortunate in the region, and has also 2-2 previously headed the anti-trust division in the Texas Attorney 2-3 General's Office, as well as the Central Texas Legal Service in 2-4 Travis County; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Paul Rich continues to be a spokesman for the needs 2-6 of the Mexican American community and all Texans as demonstrated in 2-7 his one-time 1980 bid as candidate for the 23rd U.S. Congressional 2-8 District in South Texas, which is a predominantly Mexican American 2-9 district; and 2-10 WHEREAS, Paul Rich has actively and politically participated 2-11 in the Democratic Party--locally, statewide, and nationally--and 2-12 has demonstrated his commitment to the party and its principles 2-13 through his participation in the three Democratic national 2-14 conventions and the numerous Democratic state conventions he has 2-15 attended; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-17 Legislature hereby commend Paul Rich for his outstanding service 2-18 and contributions to the Mexican American community and all Texans 2-19 of this state; and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-21 prepared as an expression of high esteem by the Texas House of 2-22 Representatives. 2-23 Representatives. 2-24 Alonzo 2-25 H.R. No. 906 3-1 _______________________________ 3-2 Speaker of the House 3-3 I certify that H.R. No. 906 was adopted by the House on May 3-4 31, 1993, by a non-record vote. 3-5 _______________________________ 3-6 Chief Clerk of the House