Bill Text: TX HR1589 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 31st anniversary of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR1589 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1589-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1589 |
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WHEREAS, The Hispanic Women's Network of Texas is marking 31 | ||
years of service in 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Hispanic Women's Network of Texas is a statewide | ||
organization made up of individuals from diverse backgrounds who | ||
share a commitment to promoting the participation of women in | ||
public, corporate, and civic life; members of HWNT seek to advance | ||
the educational, cultural, social, legal, and economic well-being | ||
of all women while also celebrating and fostering a positive image | ||
of Hispanic culture across the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, The idea for the network originated in 1986 when | ||
several area leaders came together to discuss the need for such an | ||
organization; their efforts culminated in a 1987 conference in | ||
Dallas that drew a contingent of 200 women from every geographic | ||
area of Texas, who pledged to continue to work to address issues of | ||
import to Hispanic women; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since the group's founding, it has supported a range | ||
of important initiatives, including educational and mentoring | ||
programs, the Women's Right to Vote Celebration, the Hispanic | ||
Summit and Emerging Leaders Conference, the HWNT State Conference, | ||
and various achievement awards and ceremonies; the organization now | ||
has chapters in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Denton, El Paso, | ||
Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, the Rio Grande Valley, and South | ||
Texas, as well as a student chapter at The University of Texas at | ||
Austin; and | ||
WHEREAS, Members of the Hispanic Women's Network of Texas are | ||
united in the goal of building a brighter future for Hispanic women | ||
in the Lone Star State, and they are indeed deserving of | ||
commendation for their many good works; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 31st anniversary of the Hispanic | ||
Women's Network of Texas and extend to its members sincere best | ||
wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1589 was adopted by the House on May | ||
4, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||