S.R. No. 1256
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The National Council of La Raza, Inc. (NCLR) is the
1-3 largest constituency-based Hispanic organization in the country; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Established in 1968 as the Southwest Council of
1-5 La Raza, the private, nonprofit, tax-exempt corporation is dedicated
1-6 to promoting the social and economic well-being of Americans of
1-7 Hispanic descent; the organization works towards its goals through
1-8 two primary and complementary approaches; and
1-9 WHEREAS, It provides organizational assistance in management,
1-10 governance, program operations, and resource development to Hispanic
1-11 community-based organizations in urban and rural areas nationwide,
1-12 especially those which serve low-income and disadvantaged Hispanics;
1-13 and
1-14 WHEREAS, The NCLR provides an Hispanic perspective on
1-15 education, immigration, housing, health, employment and training,
1-16 and civil rights enforcement to increase policy-maker and public
1-17 understanding of Hispanic needs and to encourage the adoption of
1-18 programs and policies which equitably serve Hispanics; and
1-19 WHEREAS, By 1970, the organization recognized the need to
1-20 establish a Washington, D.C., office where legislative and funding
1-21 decisions affecting resources for community-based groups were made;
1-22 in 1973, the organization changed its name to the National Council
1-23 of La Raza to reflect its increasingly national focus; and
2-1 WHEREAS, More than 22 million Americans of Hispanic descent
2-2 are reached by the NCLR; it maintains field offices in Los Angeles,
2-3 Phoenix, McAllen, and Chicago; the organization acts as an umbrella
2-4 for nearly 150 affiliated Hispanic community-based organizations
2-5 which serve 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico,
2-6 reaching more than two million Hispanics annually; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The NCLR's 1995 Annual Conference will be held on
2-8 July 16 through 19 at the Dallas Convention Center, and the theme
2-9 of the conference, "Ideas and Ideals," will focus on the unique
2-10 blend of attitudes, principles, values, and beliefs about Hispanic
2-11 people and about their heritage and diligent convictions that have
2-12 helped them become one of the most active minorities to have an
2-13 influence in North America; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Considered "The single most effective voice for
2-15 Latinos in the United States" according to Henry Cisneros,
2-16 United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the
2-17 Conference will draw national and local Hispanic community leaders
2-18 and activists, representatives of nonprofit organizations, Hispanic
2-19 elected and appointed officials, Cabinet Secretaries, United States
2-20 Senators and Representatives, representatives of Fortune 500
2-21 companies, philanthropic leaders, academicians, college student
2-22 leaders, and all others interested in learning more about Hispanic
2-23 issues; now, therefore, be it
2-24 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-25 74th Legislature, hereby recognize the National Council of La Raza
3-1 for its extensive work on behalf of Hispanic communities; and, be
3-2 it further
3-3 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
3-4 National Council of La Raza, Inc., as an expression of the high
3-5 regard of the Texas Senate.
3-6 Truan
3-7 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff
3-8 Barrientos Leedom Rosson
3-9 Bivins Lucio Shapiro
3-10 Brown Luna Sibley
3-11 Cain Madla Sims
3-12 Ellis Moncrief Turner
3-13 Gallegos Montford Wentworth
3-14 Galloway Nelson West
3-15 Harris Nixon Whitmire
3-16 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini
3-17 Bullock, President of the Senate
3-18 ______________________________________
3-19 President of the Senate
3-20 I hereby certify that the above
3-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-22 on May 26, 1995.
3-23 ______________________________________
3-24 Secretary of the Senate
3-25 ______________________________________
4-1 Dean of the Senate