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By:  Chavez                                                       H.R. No. 663



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Belen Robles has significantly contributed to the 
betterment of her hometown of El Paso as well as to the national 
Latin American community through her myriad achievements as an 
accomplished leader; and
	WHEREAS, Born in 1936, Ms. Robles graduated from Bowie High 
School in 1954; four years later, she began a distinguished 41-year 
career with the U.S. Customs Service, where she earned the 
distinction of being the first woman to be chief inspector at the El 
Paso port of entry; and
	WHEREAS, In 1994, Ms. Robles claimed another first when she 
was elected as the first woman to be president of the national 
League of United Latin American Citizens; serving four consecutive 
terms, she ably led LULAC in its worthy mission of advancing the 
economic, educational, political, health, and civil rights of the 
Hispanic population of the United States; and
	WHEREAS, Over the years, this esteemed Texan has garnered 
innumerable honors and awards, including a Hispanic Achievement 
Award for community service from Hispanic magazine, a National Hero 
Award from the U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute, and the 
McDonald's Hispanos Triunfadores Award; a 2004 inductee of the El 
Paso Women's Hall of Fame, she was also recognized for her activism 
by the National Hispana Leadership Institute; and
	WHEREAS, Since her retirement in 1999, Ms. Robles has 
remained actively involved with community affairs, sharing her time 
and considerable expertise with the Hispanic Cultural Institute, 
the El Paso Group, the Paso Al Norte Immigration Museum, and the El 
Paso Museum of History, where she serves on the advisory committee; 
and
	WHEREAS, Working across gender and ethnic lines, Belen Robles 
has truly made a profound difference in the Latin American 
community and beyond, and her remarkable achievements have produced 
results of lasting benefit to her fellow citizens; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize Belen Robles for her many noteworthy 
accomplishments and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued 
success with her important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Robles as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.