Bill Text: TX HR131 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-26 - Reported enrolled [HR131 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR131-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 131 |
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WHEREAS, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez was presented with a | ||
Lifetime Achievement Award by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican | ||
American Cultural Center on September 17, 2021; and | ||
WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade was established in 2009 by | ||
the ESB-MACC advisory board to recognize leaders in the Austin | ||
community who have made meaningful contributions in the Latino | ||
cultural arts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Garza-Hernandez is the owner of Pink | ||
Consulting, which provides communication services for large-scale | ||
public and private projects and has become a leader in outreach to | ||
disenfranchised and minority communities; moreover, she has served | ||
as president of the Austin Women's Political Caucus and as | ||
political action committee chair of the Hays County Women's | ||
Political Caucus; she is currently the public relations and | ||
development consultant for the Indigenous Cultures Institute and | ||
was recently appointed as a founding member of the Council for the | ||
Indigenous and Tejano Community; and | ||
WHEREAS, An alum of St. Edward's University, | ||
Ms. Garza-Hernandez previously worked for the City of Austin, | ||
including five years as the chief of staff for former mayor Gus | ||
Garcia; in addition to playing a key role in initiatives related to | ||
affordable housing, minority contracting, and youth services, she | ||
was integral in the establishment of the ESB-MACC and helped to | ||
secure the property for the center; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her dedication, visionary leadership, and | ||
deep commitment to her community, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez has | ||
greatly benefited her fellow citizens, and this most recent honor | ||
is a fitting acknowledgement of her outstanding record of service; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Bobbie | ||
Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from | ||
the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and extend | ||
to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Garza-Hernandez as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Zwiener | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 131 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||