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 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, It is indeed a privilege for the Texas Senate

 1-4     to recognize Belen B. Robles for her notable contributions to

 1-5     Hispanic Americans; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Mrs. Robles has been elected to serve as the

 1-7     national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens,

 1-8     the oldest and largest Hispanic civil rights organization in the

 1-9     nation; and

1-10           WHEREAS, The first woman to be so honored, Mrs. Robles has

1-11     been an active member of the organization for nearly 40 years and

1-12     brings a wealth of experience to her position, having held several

1-13     important elected and appointed positions on both the local and

1-14     national level; and

1-15           WHEREAS, Throughout her four decades of being closely

1-16     involved in community affairs, she has worked diligently to ensure

1-17     that the culture, history, and economic conditions of her fellow

1-18     citizens are not disregarded and that economic and educational

1-19     opportunity are fostered by a commitment to equity; and

1-20           WHEREAS, Additionally, she has a 37-year history of

1-21     in-depth experience in the Immigration and Naturalization Service

1-22     and United States Customs; she is the current Director of Community

1-23     Relations for the El Paso District of the United States Customs

 2-1     Service and Chief Inspector for Cargo Operations at the Bridge of

 2-2     the Americas; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, Fluent in both English and Spanish, Belen Robles

 2-4     has devoted time and energy to a variety of different community

 2-5     groups; she is director of the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

 2-6     and past director of the Rio Grande Girl Scouts Council; she is a

 2-7     member of the City Charter Commission as well as the redistricting

 2-8     and cultural affairs committees; and

 2-9           WHEREAS, On the federal level, the dynamic leader has

2-10     served as advisor to cabinet hearings on Mexican American affairs

2-11     and as national chair of the Advisory Committee to the Immigration

2-12     and Naturalization Service Commissioner; and

2-13           WHEREAS, Her exceptional work on behalf of Hispanics has

2-14     received national attention and she is the recipient of several

2-15     prestigious honors; Mrs. Robles was awarded the Chamizal Medallion

2-16     by former President Lyndon B. Johnson and was named to "Ten

2-17     Outstanding Women in Federal Service"; listed in Who's Who of the

2-18     World, she was honored as LULAC Woman of the Year and received a

2-19     Sustained Superior Performance Award by United States Customs; and

2-20           WHEREAS, In her private life, Belen Robles is married to

2-21     Ramiro Robles and they are the parents of three fine children,

2-22     Mary Helen LoPresti, Carlos Francisco, and Ramiro, Jr.; now,

2-23     therefore, be it

2-24           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-25     75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud Belen B. Robles

 3-1     for her exceptional work on behalf of Hispanic Americans and

 3-2     extend best wishes to her in her role as president of the

 3-3     League of United Latin American Citizens; and, be it further

 3-4           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

 3-5     her as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.

 3-6                                                    Shapleigh

 3-7           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

 3-8           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

 3-9           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

3-10           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

3-11           Cain                 Lucio               Sibley

3-12           Carona               Luna                Truan

3-13           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

3-14           Ellis                Moncrief            West

3-15           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

3-16           Gallegos             Nixon               Zaffirini

3-17                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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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 February 17, 1997.

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3-24                                          Secretary of the Senate

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3-26                                           Member, Texas Senate