Bill Text: TX HR708 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Paying tribute to the life of Santos "Sandy" Acosta Fuentes, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis County.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-24 - Reported enrolled [HR708 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR708-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 708 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Santos "Sandy" Acosta Fuentes was posthumously | ||
| recognized by the Austin History Center in conjunction with its | ||
| exhibit Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis | ||
| County; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Honoring the important contributions made by | ||
| Mexican Americans to Central Texas, the Austin History Center and | ||
| its association joined with the Austin Public Library to organize | ||
| the show, which ran from August 21, 2010, through January 16, 2011; | ||
| Mexican American Firsts: Trailblazers of Austin and Travis County | ||
| celebrated the pioneering achievements of 32 remarkable men and | ||
| women and provided the public with an opportunity to learn more | ||
| about their lives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One such individual, Santos "Sandy" Acosta Fuentes, | ||
| was honored for her achievements as a business owner; after working | ||
| as a beautician at Lorraine and Hage Beauty Shops, Mrs. Fuentes | ||
| opened the first beauty shop for Mexican American women in Austin, | ||
| starting Sandy's Beauty Shop in 1942 on East 7th Street; she | ||
| eventually owned two shops; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As a business owner, Mrs. Fuentes served as a role | ||
| model to Mexican American women; she hired, trained, and mentored | ||
| young women in the beauty business and helped many go on to start | ||
| businesses of their own; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her outstanding accomplishments, Sandy | ||
| Fuentes made a positive difference in her community, and her legacy | ||
| is a source of pride and inspiration to many people; now, therefore, | ||
| be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby pay tribute to the life of Santos "Sandy" Acosta | ||
| Fuentes, a Mexican American Trailblazer of Austin and Travis | ||
| County. | ||
| Rodriguez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 708 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 17, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
