Bill Text: TX HR754 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring El Paso Community College professor Manuela Gomez for her academic achievements and civic engagement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR754 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR754-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 754 |
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WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez of El Paso Community College has | ||
earned recognition for both her scholarly work and her civic | ||
contributions; and | ||
WHEREAS, A professor of philosophy, Ms. Gomez is nationally | ||
known for her expertise in philosophical pedagogy, ethics, | ||
feminism, and Latin American philosophy; her many publications | ||
include a textbook on ethics, freely available to lower-income | ||
students as an Open Educational Resource; in recent years, she has | ||
presented on philosophy and border pedagogy at Jawaharlal Nehru | ||
University in India, and she has been a guest lecturer on border | ||
issues at Harvard University; in addition, she was appointed to the | ||
American Philosophical Association Committee on Hispanics; her | ||
myriad accolades include the 2020 EPCC Outstanding Faculty | ||
Achievement Award and two consecutive EPCC Inspirational Awards | ||
from the Student Government Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Gomez has also demonstrated a deep commitment to | ||
helping others; over the past decade, she and her students have | ||
raised more than $40,000 for community projects; as founder and | ||
advisor of the EPCC Philosophy Club, she guided its philanthropic | ||
efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the creation of 2,500 | ||
reusable facemasks for vulnerable El Paso residents, among them | ||
people in homeless and migrant shelters; moreover, the club donated | ||
over 800 Christmas gifts to indigenous children in Cuauhtemoc, | ||
Chihuahua, Mexico; the El Paso Community Foundation and KVIA-TV | ||
named the members and Ms. Gomez as 2020 Community Champions for | ||
their efforts; and | ||
WHEREAS, Manuela Gomez has brought great credit to El Paso | ||
Community College through her dynamic, wide-ranging scholarship | ||
and her humanitarian endeavors, and she is indeed deserving of | ||
special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby honor Manuela Gomez for her academic | ||
achievements and civic engagement 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. Gomez as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Fierro | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 754 was adopted by the House on April | ||
30, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||