Bill Text: TX SR70 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Celebrating July 27, 2013, as Gus Garcia Day.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-19 - Reported enrolled [SR70 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR70-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| join the citizens of Houston and Texans across the state in | ||
| celebrating July 27, 2013, as Gus Garcia Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gus Garcia Day honors the late Gustavo C. "Gus" | ||
| Garcia, an attorney whose work on an array of legal cases played a | ||
| vital role in advancing Tejano civil rights; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Laredo, Mr. Garcia was born on July | ||
| 27, 1915; he earned his legal degree from The University of Texas | ||
| School of Law and was a legal advisor to the League of United | ||
| Latin American Citizens before serving in the military during | ||
| World War II; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After the war, he turned his attention to a | ||
| variety of cases involving public schools, notably Delgado v. | ||
| Bastrop ISD, in which the court held that the segregation of | ||
| Mexican American children in Texas public schools was illegal; he | ||
| also served as an attorney in the Felix Longoria Affair and | ||
| helped contract negotiations to secure the rights of workers in | ||
| the United States-Mexico Bracero Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia is best known for his work on Hernandez | ||
| v. State of Texas, in which he became the first Mexican American | ||
| to win a case before the United States Supreme Court; this | ||
| landmark case held that Mexican Americans and all other racial | ||
| groups had equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the | ||
| United States Constitution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Gus Garcia had a profound impact on civil rights | ||
| in Texas, and it is truly fitting that a day be set aside to honor | ||
| his memory and his many contributions to our state; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby pay tribute to the life | ||
| and legacy of Gustavo C. Garcia and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the First Annual Gus Garcia Day best wishes for a | ||
| memorable event; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in | ||
| honor of this special occasion. | ||
| Garcia, Van de Putte | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 19, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
