Bill Text: TX HR209 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Leónides G. Hernandez of Austin for a half century of service to the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Reported enrolled [HR209 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR209-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 209 |
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WHEREAS, For a half century, Leónides G. Hernandez of Austin | ||
has rendered outstanding service to the League of United Latin | ||
American Citizens; and | ||
WHEREAS, León Hernandez joined LULAC in 1969, and through the | ||
organization, he operated a SER job training center for people | ||
seeking to overcome barriers to employment; in addition, he | ||
organized four LULAC councils, including the first all-female | ||
council; today, he serves as director of LULAC District 12, and he | ||
is president of LULAC Council No. 22355; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Hernandez has worked tirelessly | ||
to expand opportunities for residents of East Austin to enjoy | ||
outdoor recreation and organized sports; he has been involved in | ||
Little League and Babe Ruth baseball, and he was president of the | ||
first Hispanic semipro baseball league; moreover, he served on the | ||
Austin Parks and Recreation Department's Task Force, and he helped | ||
establish a new facility as a member of the Parque Zaragoza | ||
Recreation Center Advisory Board; he further benefited the area as | ||
a member of the Hispanic Crime Unit; a retired restaurateur, he | ||
currently serves as president of both the East Austin Lions Club and | ||
the Buena Vista Neighborhood Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, León Hernandez has set an inspiring example of civic | ||
engagement, and his unyielding dedication to the LULAC mission of | ||
advancing the economic, educational, political, and civil rights of | ||
Latinos has made a positive difference in the lives of generations | ||
of residents of East Austin and beyond; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Leónides G. Hernandez for a half century | ||
of service to the League of United Latin American Citizens and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Cole | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 209 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 20, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||