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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Thomas Kreneck received a Premio Estrella de |
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Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association for |
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Chicana and Chicano Studies, Tejas Foco, at the group's annual |
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conference in February 2015, in recognition of outstanding work |
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that has spanned more than a quarter-century; and |
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WHEREAS, Formed in 1972, the NACCS serves academic programs, |
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departments, and research centers that focus on issues of |
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importance to Mexican Americans, Chicanos, and Latinos; each year |
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at the Tejas Foco Conference, the organization presents literary |
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awards to deserving individuals across a variety of categories, |
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including cultural arts, social justice and services, political |
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engagement, and publications; Dr. Kreneck has been involved with |
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the NACCS since the late 1970s; and |
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WHEREAS, During a tenure of more than a decade at the Houston |
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Metropolitan Research Center, Dr. Kreneck originated and built the |
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center's Mexican American archival component; he joined Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi in 1990 to curate the papers of |
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Dr. Hector P. Garcia, founder of the American GI Forum, and as Bell |
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Library associate director for Special Collections and Archives, he |
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greatly expanded the number of books and manuscripts assembled in |
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his department; he also served the university as Joe B. Frantz |
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Lecturer in Public History before his retirement in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Kreneck is |
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the author of two books, Mexican American Odyssey: Felix Tijerina, |
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Entrepreneur and Civic Leader, 1905-1965, and Del Pueblo: A History |
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of Houston's Hispanic Community; he has published a number of |
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scholarly articles, as well, and edited other works focused on |
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Mexican American and Texas history; Dr. Kreneck is a charter member |
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of the Academy of Certified Archivists and a Fellow of the Texas |
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State Historical Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Thomas Kreneck has |
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significantly added to the knowledge of Chicano history and culture |
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in Texas, and he has earned the respect and admiration of colleagues |
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and fellow citizens alike; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Thomas Kreneck on receiving a |
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Premio Estrella de Aztlán Lifetime Achievement Award and extend to |
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him 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 Dr. Kreneck as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |