H.R. No. 1895
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira of Dallas is being
  honored with a 2015 Maura Women Helping Women Award at the Dallas
  Women's Foundation Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner on April 30,
  2015; and
         WHEREAS, The Maura Women Helping Women Award has been
  presented for the past 36 years to those individuals who are working
  to improve the lives of women and girls in North Texas; and
         WHEREAS, Liz Cedillo-Pereira is the managing attorney of
  Cedillo-Pereira and Associates, an immigration and nationality law
  firm, and she teaches immigration law for The University of Texas
  School of Law Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law and for
  a course on the subject presented by the State Bar of Texas; in
  2007, she cofounded the Dallas "Know Your Rights" project for the
  American Immigration Lawyers Association, and she works with the
  AILA's DREAM Defenders and Military Assistance programs; she has
  also served on the American Bar Association National Commission on
  Immigration; and
         WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Cedillo-Pereira attended
  the University of Pennsylvania and earned her law degree at the
  Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; she has served
  as a member of the City of Dallas Charter Review Commission and the
  boards of the Dallas Foundation and the Dallas Hispanic Bar
  Foundation, and as a trustee with the Callejo-Botello Foundation;
  moreover, she has been the community philanthropy chair of the
  Hispanic 100 organization, an advisor to the SMU Latino Leadership
  Initiative, and a member of the advisory committees for the Irma
  Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School and University
  Crossroads; in 2014, she helped lead the Texas DACA Day Initiative
  on behalf of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation; and
         WHEREAS, This dynamic individual's many honors include the
  Ohtli Award from the Republic of Mexico, the Groundbreaker Award
  from the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Young
  Entrepreneur Award from the Consulate General of Mexico, the Emerge
  Leadership Award from PODER Hispanic Magazine, and the 2010
  Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Service Award; in
  addition, she has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America for
  three years in a row and has twice been named a Best Lawyer in Dallas
  by D Magazine; and
         WHEREAS, Liz Cedillo-Pereira's vision and ability have
  enabled her to excel in her work as an attorney, an immigration
  advocate, and a civic leader, and she may indeed take great pride in
  her efforts to assist those who wish to take part in the American
  dream; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira of
  Dallas for receiving a 2015 Maura Women Helping Women Award and
  extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Cedillo-Pereira as an expression of high regard by
  the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Anchia
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1895 was adopted by the House on May
  7, 2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House