Bill Text: TX HR1681 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Maria Luisa "Tita" Yanar of El Paso for her contributions as an educator and civic leader.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-09 - Reported enrolled [HR1681 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1681-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1681 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Maria Luisa "Tita" Yanar of El Paso has spent a | ||
| lifetime guiding others as an educator and mentor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, From her first job as a Spanish teacher at Bassett | ||
| Intermediate School in the El Paso Independent School District in | ||
| 1971 to her current position as director of The University of Texas | ||
| at El Paso Upward Bound program, Tita Yanar has dedicated her career | ||
| to encouraging youth and helping people gain the skills they need to | ||
| succeed; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Yanar earned a bachelor's degree in secondary | ||
| education with a double teaching major in English and Spanish from | ||
| UTEP, where she also obtained a master's degree in education with a | ||
| specialization in curriculum and instruction; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Before joining the Upward Bound program in 1998, she | ||
| gained a wide range of experience in such roles as the associate | ||
| director for the UTEP Mother-Daughter Program, director of the | ||
| National Hispanic Institute's El Paso Programs, project | ||
| administrator for the Young Leaders Conference, and associate | ||
| director for the El Salvador CAPS Program, which provided | ||
| instruction in U.S. teaching methodologies to a group of Salvadoran | ||
| educators; while she was with the NHI, she mentored future Texas | ||
| state representatives Marisa Marquez and Naomi Gonzalez, helping | ||
| develop their interest in government service; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Ms. Yanar has further | ||
| distinguished herself as a valued community leader, serving on the | ||
| board of the Women's Fund of El Paso, Chamizal National Memorial, | ||
| the International Hispanic Cultural Institute, the Paso del Norte | ||
| Public Policy Institute, and the National Hispanic Institute; among | ||
| the other organizations that have benefited from her time and | ||
| energy are the Rio Grande Safe Communities Coalition, the Region 19 | ||
| Education Service Center, the International Hispanic Cultural | ||
| Institute, El Paso Community College, and the League of United | ||
| Latin American Citizens; she has also worked on committees for the | ||
| El Paso Boys and Girls Clubs, Project Change, and the Children's | ||
| Summit of the First Ladies of the Texas-Mexico Border; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic and committed woman has guided | ||
| countless young Texans toward educational opportunities, and her | ||
| efforts have made a positive and lasting difference in their lives; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Tita Yanar for her outstanding | ||
| professional and community service 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. Yanar as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Gonzalez | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1681 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 6, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
