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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alina Arredondo of San Elizario has dedicated |
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herself to raising awareness of the needs and challenges of people |
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with disabilities; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Arredondo lives with a rare medical condition |
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known as phocomelia, a congenital skeletal disorder characterized |
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by missing or underdeveloped limbs; she received therapy during her |
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childhood and teenage years and learned to perform day-to-day tasks |
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like brushing her hair and dressing herself; through much hard work |
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and determination, she was able to pursue her academic ambitions, |
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and in the spring of 2020, she graduated from The University of |
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Texas at El Paso with a master's degree in social work; and |
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WHEREAS, The difficulties that Ms. Arredondo has faced |
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throughout her life have motivated her to act as an advocate for |
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others; during her time as a student at UTEP, she spoke at the Texas |
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State Capitol about issues related to the Americans with |
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Disabilities Act; she hopes to devote her career to supporting and |
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uplifting children who feel marginalized due to their own unique |
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challenges; and |
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WHEREAS, Alina Arredondo has overcome great adversity to |
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become the inspiring individual that she is today, and she may |
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reflect with well-deserved pride on all that she has accomplished; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Alina Arredondo for her work as an |
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advocate for persons with disabilities and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes 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. Arredondo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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González of El Paso |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 497 was adopted by the House on April |
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9, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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