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78R12046 JHS-D

By:  Wise                                                         H.R. No. 796



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proyecto Azteca of San Juan, Texas, has been 
selected as one of eight organizations to be honored by Families 
Count: The National Honors Program; and
	WHEREAS, Families Count recognizes exemplary work in support 
of families in low-income communities, and the men and women 
affiliated with Proyecto Azteca have demonstrated a commitment to 
improving the lives of low-income colonia residents and migrant 
families in the Rio Grande Valley by providing access to affordable 
housing, education programs, citizenship classes, and loan 
programs for starting or expanding businesses; and
	WHEREAS, Proyecto Azteca was created by members and staff of 
the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, with the assistance of 
Texas Rural Legal Aid and the Texas Low-Income Housing Information 
Service, to provide viable, affordable housing to low-income 
residents of the Rio Grande Valley; and
	WHEREAS, Since the establishment of Proyecto Azteca in 1991, 
its staff and volunteers have worked alongside the members of the 
United Farm Workers to strengthen communities and build hope for a 
brighter future for children and their families; and
	WHEREAS, Each of the eight organizations selected as a 
Families Count honoree receives a $500,000 unrestricted award that 
is paid over three years; the award is presented through the Annie 
E. Casey Foundation, which sponsors this commendable program; and
	WHEREAS, By embracing the idea that children do well when 
their families do well, Proyecto Azteca and the other organizations 
that have been honored are changing the future by changing the 
present, and all those associated with these efforts are deserving 
of praise; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the leaders, staff, and volunteers 
of Proyecto Azteca on their receipt of this exceptional honor and 
commend them for their outstanding service to colonia residents and 
migrant families in the Rio Grande Valley; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for those individuals who have contributed to the success 
of Proyecto Azteca as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.