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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bertha Rendon Delgado retired as a member of the |
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City of Austin Community Development Commission on February 1, |
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2025, following nearly a decade of dedicated service; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of East Austin, Bertha Rendon Delgado grew |
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up in a family deeply rooted in activism and civic engagement; she |
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became its first member to attend college when she enrolled at |
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Huston-Tillotson University, and in 2012, she took over as |
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president of the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association; |
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in that role, she has dedicated herself to advocating for residents |
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of the East Side and preserving murals and other elements of Mexican |
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American culture; along the way, she has participated in protests |
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and taken to the front lines to advocate for social issues such as |
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criminal justice, affordable housing, economic opportunity, and |
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women's rights; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2016, Ms. Delgado joined the City of Austin |
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Community Development Commission, where she has continued to |
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champion housing solutions benefiting residents of the East Side; |
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over the course of her tenure, she has also distinguished herself in |
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her work as founder of Arte Texas and Save East Austin Schools, and |
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she has held prominent leadership and community service roles as |
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president of LULAC Council No. 4425, as a Travis County elections |
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deputy judge and deputy registrar, as a member of La Raza |
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Roundtable, and as a community liaison for The University of Texas; |
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moreover, she served as chair of Austin ISD's Equity Advisory |
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Committee and as a member of its Art Task Force Committee and she |
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has given generously of her time and talents to many other |
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organizations, such as the State Tejano Democrats and Tejano Music |
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Alliance of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Ms. Delgado was |
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named Woman of the Year for the State of Texas by LULAC in 2022 and |
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the organization's District 7 Austin Woman of the Year in 2021 and |
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2022; her accolades further include the 2023 Emma S. Barrientos |
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Mexican American Cultural Center Excellence Award for Service and |
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the 2024 Austin Woman Magazine Change Maker of the Year award; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her myriad civic contributions, Bertha |
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Rendon Delgado has had a positive and profound impact in the lives |
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of countless fellow Austinites, and it is a privilege to join in |
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recognizing an individual who has long been a force for good in her |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Bertha Rendon Delgado on her retirement |
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from the City of Austin Community Development Commission and extend |
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to her sincere 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. Rendon Delgado as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |