Bill Text: TX HR515 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Honoring the African-American Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR515 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR515-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Honoring the African-American Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-15 - Reported enrolled [HR515 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR515-Introduced.html
86R12628 JGH-D | ||
By: Reynolds | H.R. No. 515 |
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WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, the African-American | ||
Lawyers Section of the State Bar of Texas has been an advocate for | ||
the African American attorneys of the Lone Star State; and | ||
WHEREAS, A recognized affiliate of the National Bar | ||
Association, the section was established in the 1990s to enhance | ||
the image of African Americans in the law by promoting the highest | ||
standards of competence and ethics and offering its members | ||
opportunities for professional development, networking, and | ||
community service; and | ||
WHEREAS, Each year, the section hosts the Texas | ||
African-American Lawyers Diversity Summit to increase awareness of | ||
the services and programs offered by the State Bar of Texas; in | ||
addition, the group offers a wide variety of activities to help | ||
members reach their professional and educational goals, serves as a | ||
voice on public issues affecting its membership and the community | ||
at large, and works to help its members find fulfillment in the | ||
practice of law; and | ||
WHEREAS, In order to promote the development of the next | ||
generation of African American lawyers, members of the section | ||
regularly mentor high school, college, and law school students | ||
across Texas; the group has also worked with the Lawyers' Committee | ||
for Civil Rights and the NAACP to combat voter suppression; and | ||
WHEREAS, The African-American Lawyers Section plays an | ||
important role in the lives and careers of the more than 5,400 | ||
African American attorneys in Texas by offering invaluable support, | ||
encouragement, and opportunities for fellowship; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend the African-American Lawyers Section of | ||
the State Bar of Texas for its contributions to the legal profession | ||
and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued | ||
success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the African-American Lawyers Section as an expression | ||
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |