H.C.R. No. 153
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
         WHEREAS, Members of the Austin Area Urban League are visiting
  the State Capitol on May 25, 2011; and
         WHEREAS, Founded on August 12, 1977, the Austin Area Urban
  League is affiliated with the National Urban League, a civil rights
  organization that has fought discrimination for more than a
  century; the Urban League has contributed immeasurably to social
  progress and remains dedicated to the economic empowerment of
  historically underserved residents in urban communities; and
         WHEREAS, The Austin Area Urban League began operations in the
  basement of Wesley United Methodist Church; from that humble
  beginning, the organization has grown dramatically to meet the
  needs of area residents; and
         WHEREAS, In addition to job readiness training, the group's
  Workforce Development program provides GED courses, job search
  assistance, and office and life skills instruction; the league
  works with 300 employers to help job candidates find suitable
  positions, and it conducts after-school computer and technology
  classes at four different Housing Authority of Austin sites; and
         WHEREAS, The organization offers a first-time homebuyer's
  class and awards those who complete it a $1,000 grant toward a down
  payment; moreover, it performs hundreds of emergency and scheduled
  home repairs annually, free of cost to low-income home owners, and
  it partners with some 40 other entities, including Dell, Seton, and
  the Meadows Foundation, to further its important goals; and
         WHEREAS, Today, the Austin Area Urban League remains
  fortunate in the continued leadership of many of its esteemed
  founders, including the Reverend Freddie Dixon, who was pastor of
  Wesley United Methodist Church in 1977 when the church became the
  birthplace of the Urban League in Central Texas, and the Honorable
  Harriett Murphy, a retired municipal court judge who was a new
  attorney working to help found the league in the 1970s; also among
  this number are Linda Moore Smith, the organization's first
  executive director, who went on to serve the National Urban League
  in New York before reprising her role in Austin, and Carolyn Holt
  Goldston, a longtime advocate for racial justice and civil rights
  and a lifetime member of the organization; continuing the tradition
  of excellence established by these local legends are Austin native
  Scotty Holman, a financial executive, who serves as the 2010 chair,
  and the Honorable Jeffrey K. Richard, who was elected president and
  chief executive officer in 2005 and also serves as a trustee for the
  Austin Community College District; other noteworthy founders and
  longtime members continue to share their wisdom and experience with
  the organization and inspire the members of its newest program, the
  AAUL Young Professionals; and
         WHEREAS, Unwavering in its determination to improve race
  relations and foster economic and social equality, the Austin Area
  Urban League has created an enduring legacy, and its efforts in
  behalf of education, employment readiness, wellness, and
  affordable housing are greatly benefiting innumerable people and
  making a lasting, positive difference in the community; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby honor the Austin Area Urban League for its outstanding
  achievements and extend to its members sincere best wishes for
  continued success; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
  Dukes
 
 
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
 
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
 
Allen Gooden Murphy
 
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
 
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
 
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
 
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
 
Aycock Harless Parker
 
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
 
Berman Hartnett Paxton
 
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
 
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
 
Branch Hochberg Phillips
 
Brown Hopson Pickett
 
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
 
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
 
Button Huberty Quintanilla
 
Cain Hughes Raymond
 
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
 
Carter Isaac Riddle
 
Castro Jackson Ritter
 
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
 
Christian Keffer Schwertner
 
Coleman King of Parker Scott
 
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
 
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
 
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
 
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
 
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
 
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
 
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
 
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
 
Deshotel Lavender Strama
 
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
 
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson
 
Eiland Lucio III Torres
 
Eissler Lyne Truitt
 
Elkins Madden Turner
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Margo Villarreal
 
Fletcher Marquez Vo
 
Flynn Martinez Walle
 
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
 
Gallego McClendon White
 
Garza Menendez Woolley
 
Geren Miles Workman
 
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
 
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 153 was adopted by the House on May
  19, 2011, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 153 was adopted by the Senate on May
  25, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor