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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 345
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WHEREAS, The 26th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum |
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took place in Austin in February 2023, providing a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize the outstanding students who organized |
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the event; and |
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WHEREAS, A native Houstonian, Barbara Jordan was the first |
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African American to hold a seat in a state Senate since 1883 and |
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the first African American woman from the Deep South to serve in |
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the U.S. House of Representatives; during her time in Congress, |
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she distinguished herself as a dedicated and influential |
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advocate for civil rights; she also served on the Judiciary |
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Committee, and she gained national recognition for her remarks on |
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the Watergate scandal; in 1979, she accepted a position as the |
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Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ |
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School of Public Affairs, and she held that role until her |
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passing in 1996; and |
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WHEREAS, Each February, the LBJ School of Public Affairs |
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hosts a monthlong forum in honor of this trailblazing lawmaker, |
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and the event is organized by students who are elected by their |
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peers; the 2023 Barbara Jordan National Forum student leaders |
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include Morgan Brown, Jordan Nellums, and Jennifer Perales, who |
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are all completing graduate studies in public affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's forum featured a day of volunteerism |
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as well as a number of lectures and other events, such as a |
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keynote speech by former congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a |
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ceremony to present the Barbara Jordan Public Service Award, and |
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the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation Luncheon; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their efforts to make the Barbara Jordan |
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National Forum a success, the event's student organizers are |
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helping to ensure that Barbara Jordan's legacy of activism and |
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public service is carried on by future generations of civic |
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leaders; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 26th annual Barbara Jordan |
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National Forum and extend to the event's student leaders sincere |
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best wishes for the future. |
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Eckhardt, Alvarado |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 23, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |