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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eva Carrillo de Garcia was posthumously recognized |
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by the Austin History Center in conjunction with its exhibit |
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Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Honoring the important contributions made by |
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Mexican Americans to Central Texas, the Austin History Center and |
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its association joined with the Austin Public Library to organize |
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the show, which ran from August 21, 2010, through January 16, 2011; |
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Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County |
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celebrated the pioneering achievements of 32 remarkable men and |
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women and provided the public with an opportunity to learn more |
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about their lives; and |
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WHEREAS, One such individual, Eva Carrillo de Garcia, was |
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honored for her achievements in media; a nurse, Mrs. Garcia studied |
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at Bethany Hospital and the Chicago Training School for City, Home |
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and Foreign Missions, and went on to work at the Battle Creek |
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Sanitarium in Michigan; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1915, Mrs. Garcia and her husband, Dr. Alberto |
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Garcia, moved to Austin, where they published the town's first |
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Spanish-language newspaper, La Vanguardia; she dedicated much of |
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her life to championing desegregation and better public education |
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for Mexican American students; a founding member of the Ladies |
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League of United Latin American Citizens and the Emmanuel United |
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Methodist Church, she also shared her time with health education |
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drives and the United Service Organization during World War II; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Eva |
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Carrillo de Garcia made a positive difference in her community, and |
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her legacy is a source of pride and inspiration to many people; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Eva Carrillo de |
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Garcia, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County. |
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Rodriguez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 704 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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