H.R. No. 417
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was founded in 1913
"to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and secure justice and
fair treatment for all citizens," because you cannot fight one type
of hatred without fighting all types of hatred; and
WHEREAS, ADL has been at the forefront of the struggle to
eradicate bias, prejudice, racism, and bigotry in all its forms
nationally for 100 years and has maintained offices in Texas for
more than 60 years; and
WHEREAS, In the 1920s, ADL challenged quotas limiting Jews'
admission to colleges and universities and fought the exclusion of
Jews from certain neighborhoods and professions; and
WHEREAS, In the 1930s, alarmed that American nativist and
fascist groups not only threatened Jews but American democracy, ADL
established a research operation aimed at monitoring and exposing
extremists, an operation which exists today; and
WHEREAS, In the 1940s, ADL launched a massive operation to
uncover Nazi supporters and hate groups in the United States and
worked to expose the Ku Klux Klan as it prepared to increase its
racist terror against black Americans; and
WHEREAS, In the 1950s, ADL strengthened its efforts to help
black Americans through the courts, the legislatures, and the
media, filing an amicus brief in the Brown v. Board of Education
case, and wrote a model anti-mask statute that helped unmask
members of the Ku Klux Klan and other hate groups; and
WHEREAS, In the 1960s, ADL worked closely with civil rights
leaders and government officials to pass laws providing equal
rights in voting, employment, and housing for black Americans and
helped engender a new era of dialogue and friendship between
Catholics and Jews by working closely with the Vatican on Nostra
Aetate; and
WHEREAS, In the 1970s, ADL became an international
organization, opening offices in Israel and Europe, fought with
other organizations to counteract an Arab boycott of companies that
did business with Israel, and began its Audit of Anti-Semitic
Incidents; and
WHEREAS, In the 1980s, ADL created its groundbreaking
education campaign, the A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE Institute, which has
helped nearly 100,000,000 students, 11,000 educators, and nearly
8,000 family and community members around the world embrace respect
and fight bias and hatred; and
WHEREAS, In the 1990s, ADL stepped forward to expose the
beginnings of online hate and established its No Place for Hate
campaign, which has helped forge an atmosphere of respect and
appreciation for diversity in over 600 schools in Texas and many
more throughout the nation; and
WHEREAS, In the 2000s, ADL responded to the terrorist attack
of September 11, 2001, by intensifying its training for law
enforcement and working to help officers and others understand how
terrorists and extremists operate, including the signs, symbols,
and ideologies they employ, to prevent additional acts of
terrorism; it worked with the family of James Byrd, Jr., in Texas to
pass a monumental hate crime law with the James Byrd, Jr., Hate
Crimes Act, and a groundbreaking national law with the Matthew
Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., Hate Crimes Prevention Act; and
WHEREAS, In the 2010s, ADL has made significant progress
against prejudice and hatred; the need for the Anti-Defamation
League still exists and ADL will never give up in the fight to make
hatred a thing of the past; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, hereby honor the Anti-Defamation League, extend to its
staff and leaders sincere best wishes in all their endeavors, and
join with ADL in its efforts this centennial year to "Imagine a
World Without Hate."
Wu
Naishtat
S. Davis of Harris
Miles
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker Anchia Guillen Parker
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez Ashby Harless Perez
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney Branch Huberty Raney
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond Burnam Hunter Raymond
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds Button Isaac Reynolds
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle Callegari Johnson Riddle
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter Canales Kacal Ritter
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose Clardy King of Parker Rose
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons Creighton Krause Simmons
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith Dale Larson Smith
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama Deshotel Longoria Strama
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth Elkins Martinez Toth
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba Farrar Miles Villalba
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle Frank Moody Walle
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White Frullo Morrison White
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu Giddings Murphy Wu
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 417 was adopted by the House on February
18, 2013, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
Alonzo Gooden Otto
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
Anchia Guillen Parker
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
Ashby Harless Perez
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
Bohac Herrero Pickett
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
Branch Huberty Raney
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
Burnam Hunter Raymond
Button Isaac Reynolds
Callegari Johnson Riddle
Canales Kacal Ritter
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
Clardy King of Parker Rose
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
Creighton Krause Simmons
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
Dale Larson Smith
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
Deshotel Longoria Strama
Dukes Lozano Taylor
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
Elkins Martinez Toth
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
Farrar Miles Villalba
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
Frank Moody Walle
Frullo Morrison White
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
Giddings Murphy Wu
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas