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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Con Mi MADRE has |
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encouraged and empowered Hispanic girls in the greater Austin area |
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to graduate from high school and pursue their higher education |
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goals; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally known as the Hispanic Mother-Daughter |
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Program, Con Mi MADRE was established in 1992 by the Junior League |
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of Austin to address the alarming high school dropout rate among |
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Hispanic girls; now an independent nonprofit organization housed in |
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the School of Social Work at The University of Texas at Austin, the |
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program invites 6th- to 12th-grade students to enroll alongside |
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their mothers and offers a wide range of free activities and support |
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services to help them achieve academic and personal success; and |
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WHEREAS, Priority is given to applicants facing significant |
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challenges; in 2011-2012, 77 percent of participants came from |
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financially disadvantaged households and two-thirds of them were |
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potential first-time college graduates; nearly 3,000 |
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mother-daughter teams have participated in the program to date, |
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with 76 percent of graduating seniors going on to attend college; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Con Mi MADRE has received the Community Partner |
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Award from The University of Texas Division of Diversity and |
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Community Engagement, which has also committed $15,000 over three |
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years to the organization; in addition to its college preparatory |
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services, Con Mi MADRE hosts the annual Corazon Awards to honor |
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local civic leaders as well as families that have benefited from its |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, Con Mi MADRE has helped numerous area girls build |
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confidence, broaden their horizons, and realize their dreams, and |
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in so doing, the group has contributed to the betterment of the |
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entire community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Con Mi MADRE on its 20th anniversary and |
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extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with their important work; 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 Con Mi MADRE as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Naishtat |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 294 was adopted by the House on February |
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6, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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