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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, El Paso community lawyers Edward and Maria Hernandez |
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received the Henry B. Gonzalez Civil Rights Award from the Texas |
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Civil Rights Project at the 16th annual Bill of Rights Dinner in |
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Austin on November 2, 2006; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for the late congressman from San Antonio, the |
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Henry B. Gonzalez Civil Rights Award is presented annually to |
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recognize service in the defense of civil rights; and |
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WHEREAS, Edward Hernandez has a bachelor's degree from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso and a law degree from Yale |
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University; working with the Paso del Norte Civil Rights Center, he |
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has defended clients in First Amendment cases and worked to protect |
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El Pasoans against abuses in the enforcement of immigration law; he |
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also has helped to institute special judicial courts of inquiry to |
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investigate police corruption; and |
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WHEREAS, With a bachelor's degree and a law degree from the |
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University of Washington, Maria Hernandez played an essential role |
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in representing El Paso high school students in an unlawful arrest |
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lawsuit, and she has defended the First Amendment rights of |
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students at UTEP; and |
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WHEREAS, The first residents of El Paso to win a Henry B. |
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Gonzalez Civil Rights Award, Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez were |
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instrumental in encouraging the Texas Civil Rights Project to open |
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an office in El Paso, and their recognition by the organization is |
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truly well-deserved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Edward and Maria Hernandez for |
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receiving the Henry B. Gonzalez Civil Rights Award from the Texas |
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Civil Rights Project and offer them best wishes for their continued |
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service to the people of El Paso; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for |
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Mr. and Mrs. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |