Bill Text: TX SR45 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing David Hall on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-07-24 - Reported enrolled [SR45 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR45-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize David Hall, who is retiring after 42 years of | ||
| exceptional service as executive director of Texas RioGrande | ||
| Legal Aid; and | ||
| WHEREAS, David Hall first joined the organization, then | ||
| known as Texas Rural Legal Aid, in 1970 as a board member; he | ||
| became the organization's executive director in 1975 and later | ||
| played a vital role in the merger with four other legal aid | ||
| associations that created Texas RioGrande Legal Aid; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Hall has been at the | ||
| forefront of many of the legal battles that transformed the | ||
| landscape of civil rights in the Rio Grande Valley, notably in | ||
| the United States Supreme Court case that led to the reform of the | ||
| state's discriminatory practices for selecting grand juries; he | ||
| also led the organization's efforts to protect the rights of | ||
| farmworkers, including a case in which multiple state | ||
| restrictions on picketing were overturned; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Under his leadership, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid | ||
| has gone from being a small organization with a handful of | ||
| attorneys defending farmworkers in South Texas to being the | ||
| nation's third-largest legal aid provider, with 175 civil and | ||
| criminal lawyers who annually provide free legal services to | ||
| 25,000 low-income persons from all backgrounds, including | ||
| veterans, persons who are homeless, elderly, or disabled, those | ||
| facing economic or social barriers to their health, and survivors | ||
| of sexual assault or domestic violence; and | ||
| WHEREAS, David Hall has received numerous honors and | ||
| accolades for his work, including recognition by Texas Lawyer | ||
| magazine as a Legal Legend and as one of the 25 greatest Texas | ||
| lawyers of the past quarter century; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An exceptional attorney and organizer, he is | ||
| widely respected and admired, and his presence as executive | ||
| director of Texas RioGrande Legal Aid will be greatly missed; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend David Hall on his | ||
| commitment to providing access to equal justice under the law and | ||
| extend to him best wishes for continued success in all his | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Lucio | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 24, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
