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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tiara Cooper has been named a recipient of the 2025 |
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Outstanding Texan Award for House District 100 by the Texas |
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Legislative Black Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Cooper is a social justice |
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leader who is currently serving as deputy director of the Texas |
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Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and as managing director of |
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In Defense of Black Lives Dallas; she has also worked with Live |
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Free, the Texas Organizing Project, and Dignity Over Dollars; and |
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WHEREAS, In recognition of her efforts, Ms. Cooper has |
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received numerous awards, including the 2023 Future of Texas Award |
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from Every Texan, the 2023 Ally of the Year Award from the Dallas |
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County Democratic Party, and the 2021 Catalyst Award from the |
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Juanita Craft Humanitarian Awards, and in 2020, she was named the |
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Organizer of the Year by Next Generation Action Network; in |
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addition, she presented a TEDx talk about her lived experience |
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entitled "Your Mugshot Moment"; she is an alumna of the Theology and |
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Racialized Policing Cohort Program at the Howard University School |
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of Divinity, and she participated in the Emerging Leaders |
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International Fellows Program at The City University of New York |
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Graduate Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her commitment to grassroots activism, |
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criminal justice reform, and the advancement of civil rights, Tiara |
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Cooper is making a positive difference in the lives of countless |
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Texans, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Tiara Cooper on her receipt of a |
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2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black |
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Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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with her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Cooper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |