Bill Text: TX HR146 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Gloria Granados, chief executive officer of the Baptist Immigration Center of Plano.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-02-20 - Reported enrolled [HR146 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR146-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 146 |
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WHEREAS, Gloria Granados has rendered exceptional service as | ||
chief executive officer of the Baptist Immigration Center of Plano, | ||
and her contributions truly merit special recognition; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Granados graduated from the Commercial Academy | ||
in 1991 and went on to attend Baptist University of the Américas in | ||
San Antonio; in addition, she completed a paralegal training | ||
program administered by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and | ||
Catholic Charities of Dallas in 1999, and she has also received | ||
extensive training in immigration law through a variety of seminars | ||
and conferences; and | ||
WHEREAS, In August 1994, Ms. Granados began volunteering at | ||
the Baptist Immigration Center in McKinney, where she later held | ||
the position of accredited representative after earning that | ||
designation from the Board of Immigration Appeals in 2002; and | ||
WHEREAS, She was named chief executive officer of the newly | ||
established Baptist Immigration Center of Plano in 2006; over the | ||
years, her wealth of knowledge and experience has greatly benefited | ||
the nonprofit, which holds as its mission to assist individuals and | ||
families with their legal immigration issues and to ensure equal | ||
justice for immigrants from all walks of life; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Granados has further distinguished herself | ||
through her involvement with the National Immigration Project, the | ||
National Association of Professional Women, the DFW Defense | ||
Committee, and the First Baptist Church of McKinney; moreover, she | ||
has generously shared her expertise in behalf of numerous community | ||
organizations, churches, schools, and universities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Gloria Granados has demonstrated a steadfast | ||
commitment to providing vital assistance to the immigrant | ||
community, and in so doing, she has improved the lives of countless | ||
families in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and surrounding areas; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Gloria Granados for her outstanding work | ||
as chief executive officer of the Baptist Immigration Center of | ||
Plano and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Granados as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Alonzo | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 146 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||