78R10191 MW-D

By:  Farabee                                                      H.R. No. 802



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Wichita Falls community leaders have formed the 
Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative and are working to establish 
the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Center to address leadership and 
involvement issues affecting the area's Hispanic population; and
	WHEREAS, In May 2002, approximately 70 individuals met to 
discuss how to best encourage Hispanic leadership in the Wichita 
Falls community; to accomplish goals laid out for the group, 
participants formed the initiative and its steering committee and 
are now investigating prospective locations for a center that will 
provide quality child care, English and Spanish classes, social and 
health care agency services, and a place for fellowship; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative 
are also taking advantage of various training and educational 
opportunities; some will participate in Leadership Wichita Falls, a 
program designed to familiarize individuals with the city and build 
leadership skills, and others will attend Leadership 2003, which is 
sponsored by the Center for Nonprofit Management; and
	WHEREAS, Wichita County's Hispanic population, which is 
predicted to triple by 2040, is making lasting, positive 
contributions to the Wichita Falls community and surrounding areas, 
and the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Initiative and Cultural Center are 
notable endeavors worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be 
it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature commend all those associated with the Zavala Hispanic 
Cultural Initiative and the Zavala Hispanic Cultural Center and 
extend to them sincere best wishes for success in the future.