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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brenda Patricia Garza of Edinburg made her |
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professional film debut in You Are My Home, a South Texas-based |
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Netflix production that began airing on December 4, 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, A gripping drama filmed in communities throughout |
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the Rio Grande Valley, You Are My Home features local talent and has |
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provided a boost to the regional economy; Brenda Garza portrays the |
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character Luisa, an immigrant mother from Mexico who wants to help |
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give her daughter a better life in the United States but is |
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separated from her child at the border; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Garza is the marketing manager for Sylvan |
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Learning of North McAllen; the daughter of Mexican immigrants, she |
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was born in McAllen and spent her early childhood in California |
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before moving to Edinburg; she began acting during her youth, |
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appearing in TV commercials, and she became the first member of her |
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family to attend college, earning a mass communication/broadcast |
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journalism degree from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; |
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she went on to host and co-host a number of TV shows, and she has |
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made cameo appearances in music videos; engaged in her community, |
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she serves on the board of the South Texas International Film |
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Festival; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her moving portrayal of a compelling |
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character, Brenda Garza has contributed significantly to the |
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success of You Are My Home while helping to raise awareness of |
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critical social issues, and she may indeed take pride in her |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Brenda Patricia Garza for her |
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performance in You Are My Home and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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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 Ms. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Canales |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 363 was adopted by the House on March |
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25, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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