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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sophia Varela, a fifth-grade student at Franklin |
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Elementary School in San Antonio ISD, was selected to interview |
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civil rights icon Sylvia Mendez during Hispanic Heritage Month; and |
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WHEREAS, In preparation for the interview, Sophia learned how |
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at the age of just eight years old, Ms. Mendez became a plaintiff in |
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Mendez v. Westminster, a lawsuit that paved the way for Brown v. |
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Board of Education, the landmark Supreme Court decision that |
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outlawed racial segregation in public schools nationwide; and |
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WHEREAS, Sophia was offered the opportunity to interview |
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Ms. Mendez by the scholastic news service News-O-Matic; she has |
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further distinguished herself as a member of the safety patrol |
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guard and student council at Franklin Elementary; in addition, she |
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attends ballet folklórico classes, and she is involved in Girls on |
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the Run, a nonprofit that helps young girls develop their |
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emotional, social, and physical skills; and |
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WHEREAS, Sophia Varela has brought great credit to her school |
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and her community, and the commitment to excellence that she has |
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demonstrated is certain to open the way to a bright and promising |
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future for this fine young Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sophia Varela on being selected to |
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interview civil rights icon Sylvia Mendez and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Varela as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 904 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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