H.R. No. 68
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Albert Armendariz
  Jr. has rendered exceptional service to the city of El Paso in his
  capacity as an immigration and naturalization attorney; and
         WHEREAS, A 1970 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin
  School of Law, Mr. Armendariz is a principal of Albert Armendariz,
  Jr., Attorney at Law, PC, which is a partner in the Law Offices of
  Armendariz & Holguin; through the years, he has practiced
  extensively in the area of federal immigration law, with an
  emphasis on immigration through family relationships, deportation
  defense, acquired and derivative U.S. citizenship, and federal
  court litigation; he has further distinguished himself by speaking
  at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting and the Conference on
  Immigration and Nationality Law, held by UT Law Continuing Legal
  Education; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Armendariz has been honored as the Outstanding
  Senior Lawyer by the El Paso Young Lawyers Association, and in 2009,
  he received the inaugural Albert Armendariz Jr. Lifetime
  Achievement Award from the Mexican American Bar Association of El
  Paso; he is a member and a past president of both that entity and the
  El Paso Association of Immigration Practitioners; moreover, he
  belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers and El Paso Bar
  Associations, is involved with the National Lawyers Guild National
  Immigration Project, and is a former board chair for the Immigrant
  and Refugee Rights Project of the Texas Lawyers' Committee for
  Civil Rights Under Law; and
         WHEREAS, Through his steadfast commitment to the immigrant
  community, Albert Armendariz has benefited the lives of countless
  individuals and families in El Paso and beyond, and it is a pleasure
  to join in recognizing him for his myriad contributions; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend Albert Armendariz
  Jr. for his many years of dedicated service as an immigration and
  naturalization lawyer and extend to him sincere best wishes for the
  future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Armendariz as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Ortega
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 68 was adopted by the House on
  December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House