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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jose R. Rodriguez has earned the Lucy G. Acosta |
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Humanitarian Award, presented by LULAC Project Amistad; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Rodriguez has shared his time with a number of |
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worthwhile endeavors to assist his fellow citizens, serving on the |
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board of the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, |
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as chair of the Healthcare Committee for the Texas Border |
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Coalition, and as a member of the National Juvenile Justice |
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Prosecution Center Advisory Committee; the El Paso Diocesan Migrant |
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and Refugee Services and Advocacy Center for Children of El Paso |
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have also benefited from his membership; and |
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WHEREAS, The county attorney for El Paso County, Mr. |
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Rodriguez worked with the Farm Worker Program of Texas Rural Legal |
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Aid for a decade and, before his election in 1993, served as a legal |
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advisor to El Paso County Judge Alicia R. Chacon; and |
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WHEREAS, His notable contributions have earned him the |
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Sembrador del Bien Award from the Sin Fronteras Organizing Project, |
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the Martin Luther King, Jr., Community and Civic Award, and the |
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Vision Award from the El Paso Police Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Jose Rodriguez has set an example of leadership and |
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service to which all may aspire, and his efforts in behalf of his |
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community have made a positive difference in the lives of many; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jose R. Rodriguez on his receipt of |
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a Lucy G. Acosta Humanitarian Award and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |