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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 472
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Raul Humberto Yzaguirre, cofounder of New America |
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Alliance, an American Latino business initiative; and |
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WHEREAS, A prominent American civil rights activist, Raul |
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Yzaguirre now works primarily as an advocate for the creation of |
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a political union between the United States, Mexico, and Canada |
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through a variety of nonprofit advocacy groups; and |
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WHEREAS, Raul Yzaguirre grew up in the Rio Grande Valley of |
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South Texas; he is a former president and chief executive officer |
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of the National Council of La Raza; under his leadership, from |
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1974 to 2004, the organization grew tremendously; during his |
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tenure, he built the regional advocacy group with 17 affiliates |
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into a 35,000-member organization with more than 300 affiliates |
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and revenues exceeding $42 million; in 2005, the council named |
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its headquarters building in Washington, D.C., in his honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Also named in his honor is the Raul Yzaguirre |
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Policy Institute, which operates out of The University of |
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Texas--Pan American; the institute's goal is to inform policy, |
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and the leaders who frame it, for the benefit of the Hispanic |
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community and the nation as a whole; Mr. Yzaguirre is a lifetime |
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member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on its |
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member selection committee; he was appointed to the position of |
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presidential professor of practice in community development and |
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civil rights at Arizona State University and serves on the board |
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of advisors for the university's North American Center of |
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Transborder Studies; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1979, Mr. Yzaguirre was the first Hispanic to |
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receive a Rockefeller Public Service Award for Outstanding |
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Public Service; in 1993, he received the Order of the Aztec |
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Eagle, the highest honor awarded by the Mexican government to a |
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citizen of another nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commend Raul Yzaguirre on his outstanding |
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leadership in civil rights and foreign relations and on his |
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invaluable contributions and service to our country; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 19, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |