Bill Text: TX SR403 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: In memory of Emma Jackson Long of Austin.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-02-28 - Printed in full [SR403 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR403-Enrolled.html
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| In Memory | ||
| of | ||
| Emma Jackson Long | ||
| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins the | ||
| citizens of Austin in mourning the loss of civic icon Emma | ||
| Jackson Long, who died January 16, 2011, at the age of 98; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Emma Long was born February 29, 1912, in the Texas | ||
| Panhandle town of Lefors; she graduated with honors from high | ||
| school in Hereford before going on to earn a degree from The | ||
| University of Texas, where she met and married her husband, the | ||
| late Stuart Long; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Following World War II, she and her husband founded | ||
| the Long News Service at the Texas Capitol, which provided news | ||
| coverage to numerous state and national publications, including | ||
| the New York Times, Newsweek, and Time; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Long broke the gender barrier in Austin | ||
| politics with her election to the city council in 1948; she was an | ||
| unabashed liberal who fought for integration and for the rights | ||
| of working people; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As a councilmember, Mrs. Long pushed for an | ||
| overhaul of the city charter and sought salary increases for | ||
| police and firefighters; she helped to integrate Lions Municipal | ||
| Golf Course and the city's main library in the 1950s and worked to | ||
| prohibit racial discrimination in housing; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She and her husband were longtime friends and | ||
| supporters of President Lyndon Johnson, and she served as the | ||
| United States representative to the World Population Commission | ||
| in Geneva at his request; she was a delegate to numerous state and | ||
| national Democratic Party conventions and served as a mentor to | ||
| aspiring politicians; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Soft-spoken but tenacious, she fought tirelessly | ||
| for the equal treatment of all, and her legacy of compassion and | ||
| hard work was acknowledged when City Park was renamed Emma Long | ||
| Metropolitan Park in her honor; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A woman of courage, strength, and unbridled | ||
| energy, she gave unselfishly to the city she loved, and her | ||
| wisdom, her commitment to equal rights for everyone, and her | ||
| enthusiasm for living each day to the fullest will not be | ||
| forgotten by those who knew her; and | ||
| WHEREAS, She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother, | ||
| and she leaves behind memories that will be treasured forever by | ||
| her family and countless friends; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the bereaved | ||
| family and friends of Emma Jackson Long; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| her family as an expression of deepest sympathy from the Texas | ||
| Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it do so in | ||
| memory of Emma Long. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 28, 2011, | ||
| by a rising vote. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
