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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Al Kauffman is a renowned attorney who has dedicated |
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his career to addressing the concerns of disadvantaged residents of |
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Texas and other states; and |
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WHEREAS, A lawyer of vast experience, Mr. Kauffman began |
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litigating civil rights cases in state and federal courts in the |
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mid-1970s; a decade later, he joined the San Antonio staff of the |
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Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF); in |
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that capacity, he became the lead attorney for the plaintiffs in |
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Edgewood ISD v. Kirby and other related cases and helped to bring |
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about significant reforms that provided additional revenue for poor |
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school districts; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Kauffman also played a prominent role in LULAC |
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v. Richards, which led to increased funding for Texas universities |
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that have a high proportion of Latino students; moreover, he has |
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been involved in important cases regarding standardized school |
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testing, employment discrimination, voting rights, immigration, |
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and hospital admission policies; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2002, he left his position at MALDEF to join the |
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staff of The Civil Rights Project at Harvard University; there, he |
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conducted research on such issues as the No Child Left Behind Act |
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and charter school education and taught Harvard's first course on |
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Latino civil rights; and |
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WHEREAS, This dedicated reformer accepted a new challenge in |
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2006, joining the Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute on Race, |
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Ethnicity, and Diversity at the Boalt School of Law at the |
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University of California at Berkeley; in addition to teaching, Mr. |
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Kauffman is again examining the topic of school funding as the |
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senior legal advocacy associate involved with the Rethinking |
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Rodriguez project; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career Al Kauffman has |
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proven himself a progressive force for change, and his quest to |
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promote greater equality in the classroom, the workplace, the |
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voting booth, and other key institutions has furthered the American |
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ideals of equal opportunity and justice for all; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby honor Al Kauffman for his vital contributions in behalf of |
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others in the areas of education and civil rights; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Kauffman as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on March |
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1, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the Senate on |
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April 10, 2007, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |