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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ana Reyes was elected as the first Hispanic member |
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of the Farmers Branch City Council on May 11, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, A lifelong resident of Farmers Branch, Ms. Reyes |
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brings to her new role years of experience in public service; she |
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joined the staff of State Representative Rafael Anchia in 2006 and |
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serves as district manager; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reyes was moved to enter politics after the city |
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council passed an ordinance, subsequently ruled unconstitutional |
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in federal court, that barred undocumented immigrants from rental |
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housing; while campaigning for the District 1 seat in the city's |
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first single-member district balloting, she worked diligently to |
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increase historically low voter turnout among Latinos and succeeded |
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in greatly improving participation rates; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in civic life, Ms. Reyes volunteers at |
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citizenship workshops sponsored by the bipartisan effort Ya Es |
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Hora, and she has served as a deputy registrar with the Dallas |
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County Elections Department and as an election judge for Precinct |
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2302 in District 1; she participated in the Farmers Branch Police |
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Department Citizen Police Academy and has been a valued member of |
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the department's training advisory board since 2008; moreover, she |
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has worked with the Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Reyes majored in business administration at The |
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University of Texas at Dallas and took part in the International |
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Studies Program at the Universidad de Sevilla in Spain; early in her |
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career, she was an immigration associate with the International |
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Rescue Committee, an agency dedicated to human rights, and she was |
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employed in the long-term care industry as a human resources and |
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accounting associate; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her many contributions to the community and |
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her commitment to improving the quality of life for area residents, |
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Ana Reyes has earned widespread respect and admiration, and it is |
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indeed a pleasure to recognize her; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Ana Reyes on her election as the |
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first Hispanic member of the Farmers Branch City Council and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Reyes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |