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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Capitol Complex Child Development Center moved |
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to a new facility in the Barbara Jordan State Office Building in |
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August 2022, and this milestone provides a welcome opportunity to |
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name the center "Emma's Garden" in honor of the late Emma |
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Barrientos; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, the 71st Texas Legislature established the |
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child development center by passing Senate Bill 1480, which was |
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authored by former State Senator Gonzalo Barrientos and supported |
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by his wife, Emma Barrientos; over the course of more than three |
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decades, the center has provided childcare services to employees of |
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the State of Texas and to the faculty and staff of The University of |
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Texas at Austin; construction of the new facility commenced in |
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2019; and |
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WHEREAS, A respected civic leader, Ms. Barrientos devoted |
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much of her time to political activism; throughout the 1960s and |
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1970s, she participated in marches and rallies in support of |
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organized labor and civil rights; additionally, she was |
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instrumental in her husband's campaign for state representative, |
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and after he joined the Texas Senate, she served as treasurer and |
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president of the Texas Senate Ladies Club; later, the couple became |
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founding members of the Tejano Democrats; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Barrientos held a deep appreciation for |
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cultural engagement, and she helped create Ballet Folklórico de |
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Tejas, a professional dance company, as well as the Mexic-Arte |
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Museum; moreover, she served as board president of the Austin |
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Museum of Art and she was an early supporter of the Mexican American |
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Cultural Center in Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Emma Barrientos was a champion of the Capitol |
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Complex Child Development Center, and naming the facility for her |
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would be a fitting tribute to her tireless efforts to make the world |
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a better place for all young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol |
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Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma |
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Barrientos; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official |
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copy of this resolution to the chair and to the executive director |
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of the Texas Facilities Commission. |