Bill Text: TX HCR153 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Honoring the Austin Area Urban League.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR153 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-HCR153-Enrolled.html

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H.C.R. No. 153

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Members of the Austin Area Urban League are visiting
the State Capitol on May 25, 2011; and
WHEREAS, Founded on August 12, 1977, the Austin Area Urban
League is affiliated with the National Urban League, a civil rights
organization that has fought discrimination for more than a
century; the Urban League has contributed immeasurably to social
progress and remains dedicated to the economic empowerment of
historically underserved residents in urban communities; and
WHEREAS, The Austin Area Urban League began operations in the
basement of Wesley United Methodist Church; from that humble
beginning, the organization has grown dramatically to meet the
needs of area residents; and
WHEREAS, In addition to job readiness training, the group's
Workforce Development program provides GED courses, job search
assistance, and office and life skills instruction; the league
works with 300 employers to help job candidates find suitable
positions, and it conducts after-school computer and technology
classes at four different Housing Authority of Austin sites; and
WHEREAS, The organization offers a first-time homebuyer's
class and awards those who complete it a $1,000 grant toward a down
payment; moreover, it performs hundreds of emergency and scheduled
home repairs annually, free of cost to low-income home owners, and
it partners with some 40 other entities, including Dell, Seton, and
the Meadows Foundation, to further its important goals; and
WHEREAS, Today, the Austin Area Urban League remains
fortunate in the continued leadership of many of its esteemed
founders, including the Reverend Freddie Dixon, who was pastor of
Wesley United Methodist Church in 1977 when the church became the
birthplace of the Urban League in Central Texas, and the Honorable
Harriett Murphy, a retired municipal court judge who was a new
attorney working to help found the league in the 1970s; also among
this number are Linda Moore Smith, the organization's first
executive director, who went on to serve the National Urban League
in New York before reprising her role in Austin, and Carolyn Holt
Goldston, a longtime advocate for racial justice and civil rights
and a lifetime member of the organization; continuing the tradition
of excellence established by these local legends are Austin native
Scotty Holman, a financial executive, who serves as the 2010 chair,
and the Honorable Jeffrey K. Richard, who was elected president and
chief executive officer in 2005 and also serves as a trustee for the
Austin Community College District; other noteworthy founders and
longtime members continue to share their wisdom and experience with
the organization and inspire the members of its newest program, the
AAUL Young Professionals; and
WHEREAS, Unwavering in its determination to improve race
relations and foster economic and social equality, the Austin Area
Urban League has created an enduring legacy, and its efforts in
behalf of education, employment readiness, wellness, and
affordable housing are greatly benefiting innumerable people and
making a lasting, positive difference in the community; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby honor the Austin Area Urban League for its outstanding
achievements and extend to its members sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
Dukes
Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
Allen Gooden Murphy
Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
Aycock Harless Parker
Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
Berman Hartnett Paxton
Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
Branch Hochberg Phillips
Brown Hopson Pickett
Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
Burnam Howard of Travis Price
Button Huberty Quintanilla
Cain Hughes Raymond
Callegari Hunter Reynolds
Carter Isaac Riddle
Castro Jackson Ritter
Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
Christian Keffer Schwertner
Coleman King of Parker Scott
Cook King of Taylor Sheets
Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
Deshotel Lavender Strama
Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
Dutton Lozano Thompson
Eiland Lucio III Torres
Eissler Lyne Truitt
Elkins Madden Turner
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
Farrar Margo Villarreal
Fletcher Marquez Vo
Flynn Martinez Walle
Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
Gallego McClendon White
Garza Menendez Woolley
Geren Miles Workman
Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 153 was adopted by the House on May
19, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 153 was adopted by the Senate on May
25, 2011, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor