Bill Text: TX HR61 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-10-06 - Referred to Resolutions Calendars [HR61 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR61-Introduced.html
| 87S30320 JRI-D | ||
| By: Zwiener | H.R. No. 61 | |
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| WHEREAS, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez was presented with a | ||
| Lifetime Achievement Award by the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican | ||
| American Cultural Center on September 17, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade was established in 2009 by | ||
| the ESB-MACC advisory board to recognize leaders in the Austin | ||
| community who have made meaningful contributions in the Latino | ||
| cultural arts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Garza-Hernandez is the owner of Pink | ||
| Consulting, which provides communication services for large-scale | ||
| public and private projects and has become a leader in outreach to | ||
| disenfranchised and minority communities; moreover, she has served | ||
| as president of the Austin Women's Political Caucus and is | ||
| currently the public relations and development consultant for the | ||
| Indigenous Cultures Institute; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of St. Edward's University, | ||
| Ms. Garza-Hernandez previously worked for the City of Austin for | ||
| more than 12 years, including five years as an executive assistant | ||
| for former mayor Gus Garcia; in addition to playing a key role in | ||
| initiatives related to affordable housing, minority contracting, | ||
| and youth services, she was integral in the establishment of the | ||
| MACC and helped to secure the property for the center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her dedication, visionary leadership, and | ||
| deep commitment to her community, Bobbie Garza-Hernandez has | ||
| greatly benefited her fellow citizens, and this most recent honor | ||
| is a fitting acknowledgement of her outstanding record of service; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate Bobbie | ||
| Garza-Hernandez on her receipt of a Lifetime Achievement Award from | ||
| the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center and extend | ||
| to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Garza-Hernandez as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
