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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gender Infinity executive director Andrea Segovia |
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has rendered exceptional service to Texas LGBTQIA+ communities |
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through her tireless advocacy work; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to cross-issue organizing and coalition |
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building across the Lone Star State, Andrea Segovia has championed |
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LGBTQIA+ rights while also working in behalf of people with |
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disabilities for a number of years; in 2019, she was named the first |
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executive director for Gender Infinity, a Houston nonprofit devoted |
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to fostering connections among transgender youth and their |
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families, providers, and allies; she is also the policy and field |
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coordinator for the Transgender Education Network of Texas, which |
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is committed to furthering gender-diverse equality; and |
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WHEREAS, A San Antonio native and a fourth-generation Latinx |
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Texan, Ms. Segovia credits her mother and grandparents for |
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instilling in her the importance of serving others and striving to |
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effect meaningful change; she became actively involved with |
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nonprofit groups while in high school, and in 2015 she earned a |
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political science degree from the University of Houston, where she |
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organized students in support of the Houston Equal Rights |
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Ordinance; she went on to work for Battleground Texas, and in 2017 |
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she was the Houston organizer for the Human Rights Campaign; and |
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WHEREAS, Widely respected, Ms. Segovia has received the |
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Every Texan 2021 Future of Texas Award, which honors extraordinary |
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leaders age 40 and under who demonstrate great vision, a drive for |
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inclusivity, and a commitment to systemic change for Texans of all |
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backgrounds; moreover, in 2019 she was recognized as a New Leaders |
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Council Fellow for the Houston chapter; and |
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WHEREAS, By defending the rights of those who are |
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marginalized, Andrea Segovia is helping to build a more just, open, |
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and vibrant society for residents of the Lone Star State, and she |
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may indeed take great pride in her many achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Andrea Segovia for |
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her dedicated advocacy in behalf of Texas LGBTQIA+ communities and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success with her |
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important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Segovia as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |