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78R17771 JH-D

By:  Heflin                                                       H.R. No. 1446



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lillie Marie Alonzo Harrison has been a leading 
community activist in Harris County for more than five decades; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout the years, Ms. Harrison has given 
tirelessly of her time and talents to such organizations as the Gulf 
Coast Community Action Agency in an effort to better meet Texans' 
basic needs; she has also been a party to groundbreaking lawsuits 
that have furthered equal rights for African Americans in Harris 
County; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed woman is a trailblazer who, in 1949, 
helped to found the Harris County Council of Organizations, a 
notable organization that works to promote community and political 
activism by African Americans in Harris County, and her countless 
efforts in behalf of her fellow citizens have earned her the lasting 
respect and admiration of a great many people; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Lillie Marie Alonzo Harrison for her 
meritorious service to Harris County as a community and political 
leader; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Harrison as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.