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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Barbara Hines was honored by the Political Asylum |
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Project of Austin in May 2007 for her efforts to uphold the rights |
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of immigrants; and |
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WHEREAS, During the last two decades, PAPA has assisted tens |
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of thousands of low-income immigrants by providing them with the |
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legal information and services they need to become working, |
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contributing members of our community; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hines has long been an invaluable supporter of |
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the organization's goals; the director of The University of Texas |
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Immigration Law Clinic, she served as the first codirector of the |
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Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law of Texas, Immigrant |
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and Refugee Rights Project, and currently serves as counsel to the |
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group; a noted writer and lecturer on issues related to immigration |
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law, she is board certified in immigration and nationality law by |
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the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and is a member of the |
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American Immigration Lawyers Association and the board of directors |
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of the Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; and |
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WHEREAS, This accomplished attorney earned her bachelor's |
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degree from UT-Austin and her J.D. from Northeastern University; in |
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1996, she traveled to Argentina as a Fulbright scholar to research |
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local immigration law, and she earned another Fulbright award in |
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2004; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by her peers, Ms. Hines was named a |
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Texas Legal Legend by Texas Lawyer and has received the Texas Law |
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Fellowships Excellence in Public Interest Award, the American |
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Immigration Lawyers Association Jack Wasserman Award for |
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Excellence in Litigation, and the AILA Texas Chapter Litigation |
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Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Barbara Hines has worked diligently to further the |
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civil and human rights of immigrants and to build a more just and |
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compassionate society, and her myriad achievements have |
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distinguished her as an exemplary member of the Texas legal |
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community; 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 Barbara Hines on her recent |
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recognition from the Political Asylum Project of Austin and commend |
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her for her many professional accomplishments; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hines as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |