87S31493 BPG-D
 
  By: González of El Paso H.R. No. 265
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Alicia Roth Weigel has been a leader in the fight for
  social justice for members of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas,
  and her efforts have made a positive difference in numerous lives;
  and
         WHEREAS, A member of the City of Austin's Human Rights
  Commission, Ms. Weigel works with her colleagues to ensure that
  area residents are free from discrimination on the basis of race,
  disability, religion, national origin, gender, sex, or age; the
  commission provides valuable advice on such matters and assists in
  developing nondiscrimination policies, investigating complaints,
  and conducting educational programs; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Weigel is an eloquent champion of the rights and
  well-being of intersex people; her advocacy was instrumental in the
  Austin City Council's proclamation of October 26, 2019, as Intersex
  Awareness Day, and she is spearheading the drive for Austin to
  become the first city in the South to adopt an intersex protective
  policy condemning nonconsensual and medically unnecessary
  surgeries on intersex kids and implementing a public education
  campaign on intersex health care; and
         WHEREAS, A graduate of Cornell University, Ms. Weigel helped
  launch Deeds Not Words, a progressive women's leadership
  organization, in 2016; as its strategy and communications director,
  and then as its policy and advocacy director, she traveled the
  country to speak at conferences, conduct corporate workshops in
  gender equity, and train young people in legislative advocacy; she
  went on to become an advocacy strategist for interACT, a nonprofit
  organization that promotes the legal and human rights of intersex
  children; in addition, she managed the campaign of the first openly
  transgender woman candidate for Austin's city council; she received
  the 2019 Ceci Gratias Guardian Award from the Austin LGBT Chamber of
  Commerce; and
         WHEREAS, Through her tireless endeavors, Alicia Weigel has
  helped further inclusion and equality in the Lone Star State, and
  she may indeed reflect with pride on her outstanding contributions;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Alicia Roth Weigel
  for her service to the LGBTQIA+ communities of Texas and extend to
  her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important
  work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Weigel as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.