1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1170 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-4 congratulating the Hispanic publication, La Prensa in San Antonio, 1-5 which recently received 24 awards from the National Association 1-6 of Hispanic Publishers; and 1-7 WHEREAS, La Prensa won more awards than any weekly publication 1-8 nationwide; this distinction is a great honor; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The 13th Annual Hispanic Print Awards ceremony, 1-10 sponsored by the National Association of Hispanic Publishers, 1-11 was held on April 18 through 21 at the Miami Airport Hilton; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The largest Hispanic media awards event in the 1-13 United States, it includes publications, articles, and photographs 1-14 in over 60 print categories; and 1-15 WHEREAS, La Prensa won awards in many categories for larger 1-16 publications, including: outstanding business section, food 1-17 section, health section, sports section, and cover page design; 1-18 and 1-19 WHEREAS, La Prensa assists all citizens of the community in 2-1 recognizing the history, culture, and heritage of the local 2-2 residents; the paper has a loyal following and continues to be 2-3 a widely read and popular newspaper; now, therefore, be it 2-4 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-5 77th Legislature, hereby commend the winning authors of the 2-6 outstanding articles, the talented photographers, and the skilled 2-7 staff of La Prensa on winning 24 first place awards; and, be it 2-8 further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the 2-10 newspaper as an expression of highest regard and esteem from the 2-11 Texas Senate. 2-12 Madla 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on May 23, 2001. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate