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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Dallas Independent School District is breaking |
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ground for the Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary School at a |
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ceremony on May 26, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Slated to open in the fall of 2012, this |
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state-of-the-art facility will be located at the intersection of |
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Military Parkway and Buckner Boulevard and will include such |
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sustainable features as geothermal heating and air-conditioning, |
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natural lighting for classrooms, and energy-efficient plumbing |
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fixtures; and |
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WHEREAS, The school is named in honor of Dallas attorney and |
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civil rights activist Adelfa Botello Callejo; a native of South |
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Texas, she became the first Hispanic woman to graduate from |
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Southern Methodist University's Dedman School of Law and the first |
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to practice law in Dallas; she has been a partner at the law firm of |
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Callejo & Callejo for 45 years, during which time she has served as |
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a regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association and a |
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director of the State Bar of Texas; in addition, she is founder and |
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former president of the Mexican-American Bar Association of Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Callejo has further distinguished herself as a |
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tireless champion for social justice, and she has been recognized |
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for her efforts with numerous honors, including the Martin Luther |
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King, Jr., Justice Award, the Hispanic National Bar Association |
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Juarez-Lincoln Award, the Dallas Women Lawyers Association Louise |
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B. Raggio Award, and the Equal Justice Award from Legal Services of |
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North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Once completed, the new school will represent a |
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fitting tribute to Adelfa Callejo and the ideals of equal |
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opportunity to which she has dedicated her life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the groundbreaking for the Adelfa |
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Botello Callejo Elementary School in Dallas and congratulate all |
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those involved in bringing this project to fruition; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anchia |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2274 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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