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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 237
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in the
 1-4     League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Council No. 1,
 1-5     founded on February 17, 1929, in the City of Corpus Christi, by
 1-6     individuals of vision and determination; their goal was to improve
 1-7     the lives of Hispanic citizens and to find solutions to problems
 1-8     in the fields of civil rights, education, and government; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, LULAC Council No. 1 was created through the
1-10     collaborative efforts of three pre-existing organizations:  the
1-11     Order of the Sons of America, the Knights of America, and the
1-12     League of Latin American Citizens; and
1-13           WHEREAS, LULAC Council No. 1 has provided outstanding
1-14     leadership, motivation, and inspiration to make LULAC the
1-15     exceptional organization that it is today, and it has positively
1-16     influenced major policy decisions that have bettered the lives
1-17     of countless Hispanic individuals; and
1-18           WHEREAS, LULAC Council No. 1 contributions to the community
1-19     have included the establishment of Citizenship Classes, Headstart
1-20     Program, Housing for the Low and Moderate Income, Housing for the
1-21     Elderly, Programs for the Elderly, SER/Jobs for Progress, LULAC
1-22     Service Centers, Parents Association for Drug Rehabilitation and
 2-1     Educational Service, and Veterans Outreach Program; and
 2-2           WHEREAS, LULAC Council No. 1 has awarded hundreds of thousands
 2-3     of dollars in scholarships through fundraising efforts such as
 2-4     the annual Feria de las Flores, initiated by Joe Flores in 1959;
 2-5     through music, dance, and costumes, young ladies vying for the
 2-6     title of Feria de las Flores Queen allows the community to share
 2-7     in the rich and beautiful Mexican heritage; and
 2-8           WHEREAS, LULAC Council No. 1 is honoring its prominent
 2-9     community leaders at the LULAC "Outstanding Community Leaders"
2-10     Banquet on Friday, February 16, 2001, at the Corpus Christi Omni
2-11     Bayfront; the recipients of this honor are Robert Wardlaw,
2-12     Rosie Bonilla, Ed Harte, Betty Jean Longoria, and Jeff Jung,
2-13     with A. R. "Tony" Sanchez, a representative of the new Hispanic
2-14     leadership in Texas, as Keynote Speaker; now, therefore, be it
2-15           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-16     77th Legislature, hereby join LULAC Council No. 1 in the
2-17     recognition of its outstanding community leaders and LULAC
2-18     Council No. 1 President Mary Helen Salazar; and, be it further
2-19           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-20     each of these community leaders and LULAC Council No. 1.
2-21                                                    Truan
2-22           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
2-23           Barrientos           Harris              Shapiro
2-24           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapleigh
2-25           Bivins               Jackson             Sibley
2-26           Brown                Lindsay             Staples
 3-1           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
 3-2           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
 3-3           Duncan               Moncrief            West
 3-4           Ellis                Nelson              Whitmire
 3-5           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
 3-6                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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 3-8                                          President of the Senate
 3-9                                       I hereby certify that the above
3-10                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-11                                  on February 14, 2001.
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3-13                                          Secretary of the Senate
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3-15                                            Dean of the Senate