Bill Text: TX HR63 | 2023 | 88th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating The University of Texas at Arlington Center for Mexican American Studies on its 30th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-11-02 - Reported enrolled [HR63 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR63-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 63 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The University of Texas at Arlington Center for | ||
| Mexican American Studies is celebrating its 30th anniversary in | ||
| 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An interdisciplinary ethnic studies program within | ||
| the College of Liberal Arts, CMAS was authorized by the 73rd Texas | ||
| Legislature in 1993; State Representative Roberto Alonzo, the first | ||
| Mexican American elected to the legislature from North Texas, | ||
| played a key role in the drive to create the center, which formally | ||
| opened on October 12, 1994, under founding director JoséÁngel | ||
| Gutiérrez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The center promotes research and the recruitment, | ||
| retention, and professional development of UTA faculty actively | ||
| engaged in studies on Latino issues; students can pursue an 18-hour | ||
| academic minor in Mexican American and Latina/o Studies, with | ||
| classes on literature, history, and politics; CMAS offers | ||
| scholarships for students as well as funding for faculty members | ||
| studying related subjects; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Engaging the wider UTA community, the center | ||
| sponsors events in both Spanish and English, such as career | ||
| workshops and speaker series; among undergraduate students at UTA, | ||
| 36 percent identify as Latino, and CMAS helps to ensure that their | ||
| experiences are reflected and their needs for representation are | ||
| met; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The university's mariachi group, Mariachi Los | ||
| Jinetes, found support through the center when it was established, | ||
| and CMAS hires the group to perform for occasions throughout the | ||
| year; serving as a bridge between UTA and the Latino community in | ||
| the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the center hosts a variety of | ||
| service outreach activities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since its inception, CMAS has advanced knowledge, | ||
| understanding, and appreciation of Latino heritage and | ||
| contributions, equipping Texans to participate more fully in our | ||
| diverse society and advance more successfully in an increasingly | ||
| global economy; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate The | ||
| University of Texas at Arlington Center for Mexican American | ||
| Studies on its 30th anniversary and extend to all those associated | ||
| with the center sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Turner | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on | ||
| November 1, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
