H.R. No. 416

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The League of United Latin American Citizens is
	marking the 90th anniversary of its founding in 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Established in Corpus Christi in 1929, LULAC drew
	strength from the rise of the Texas-Mexican middle class and the
	growing resistance to discrimination; it became the first
	nationwide Mexican American civil rights organization, striving to
	end political disenfranchisement, racial segregation, lack of
	political representation, and jury exclusion; a multi-issue
	organization from its inception, it also sought to address the
	roots of poverty and promote economic progress; and
	WHEREAS, LULAC organized poll tax drives and fought to
	abolish these antidemocratic taxes; in the 1930s, it investigated
	charges of discrimination by the Works Progress Administration, and
	it later worked with the Federal Employment Practices Commission to
	open up jobs for Mexican Americans in the defense industry; members
	were engaged in Hernandez v. State of Texas, which secured for
	Mexican Americans the right to serve on juries; moreover, they
	fought for the appointment of Mexican Americans to important
	federal and state positions and supported candidates for public
	office; and
	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to school desegregation, LULAC was
	engaged in such pivotal court cases as Delgado v. Bastrop ISD, which
	ended segregation in public schools; from its early years, the
	organization promoted education by awarding scholarships, and in
	1974, it created a national scholarship fund, as well as the LULAC
	National Educational Service Centers; members also participated in
	a 1990 case seeking the allocation of a greater share of state funds
	to South Texas colleges; along the way, LULAC played a role in the
	formation of a number of important organizations, among them the
	Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund; and
	WHEREAS, Today, under the leadership of national president
	Domingo Garcia, LULAC continues its efforts to protect the civil
	rights of Latinos while expanding opportunities in education,
	employment, economic advancement, and political influence; its
	comprehensive suite of nationwide programs support such worthy
	causes as affordable housing, health care access, citizenship, and
	humanitarian relief; and
	WHEREAS, Over the course of nine decades, LULAC has helped to
	build a more just, equitable, and vibrant society, and its
	contributions have improved the lives of countless Americans; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate LULAC's 90th anniversary and extend
	to the members of the organization sincere best wishes for the
	future.
	Meza
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
	Allen Guillen Ortega
	Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
	Anchia Harless Paddie
	Anderson Harris Parker
	Ashby Hefner Patterson
	Bailes Hernandez Paul
	Beckley Herrero Perez
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
	Bernal Howard Ramos
	Biedermann Huberty Raney
	Blanco Hunter Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
	Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
	Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
	Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
	Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Cain Klick Sheffield
	Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
	Canales Kuempel Shine
	Capriglione Lambert Smith
	Clardy Landgraf Smithee
	Cole Lang Springer
	Coleman Larson Stephenson
	Collier Leach Stickland
	Cortez Leman Stucky
	Craddick Longoria Swanson
	Cyrier Lozano Talarico
	Darby Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
	Deshotel Meyer Toth
	Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
	Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miller VanDeaver
	Fierro Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Geren Murphy Wray
	Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
	Goldman Neave Zedler
	González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
	González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
	Goodwin
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 416 was adopted by the House on February
	19, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House