| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Education is key to both individual opportunity and |
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| 6 | 7 | | the advancement of our society, and for three generations, the |
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| 7 | 8 | | Garza family of Peñitas has demonstrated an extraordinary |
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| 8 | 9 | | commitment to this vital endeavor; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Jose and Eva Garza started their life together in |
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| 10 | 11 | | this small border community in the 1930s, and they vowed that each |
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| 11 | 12 | | member of their growing family would one day earn a degree; with |
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| 12 | 13 | | hard work and perseverance, the couple became the proud parents of |
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| 13 | 14 | | nine college graduates: Jose Garza Jr., Odilia Garza Ochoa, Yolanda |
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| 14 | 15 | | Garza Guerrero, Telca Garza Porras, Jose Guadalupe Garza, Mario |
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| 15 | 16 | | Garza, Homero Garza, Diego Garza, and Hector E. Garza; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The love of learning that was instilled in the Garza |
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| 17 | 18 | | children has now been passed on to Jose and Eva's grandchildren and |
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| 18 | 19 | | great-grandchildren, and today, 38 members of the Garza family have |
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| 19 | 20 | | graduated from college; this remarkable triumph was recognized by |
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| 20 | 21 | | the Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives, which featured the |
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| 21 | 22 | | family in the "Our Journeys/Our Stories: Portraits of Latino |
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| 22 | 23 | | Achievement" exhibit at the National Museum of American History; |
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| 23 | 24 | | and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, With limited means yet a love that knew no |
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| 25 | 26 | | boundaries, Jose and Eva Garza charted a course for their family |
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| 26 | 27 | | that would lead them into successful careers across many |
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| 27 | 28 | | disciplines, and their inspiring story strikes a chord in the heart |
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| 28 | 29 | | of every parent who ever dreamed of a better life for their child; |
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| 29 | 30 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | hereby honor the Garza family for their record of accomplishments |
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| 32 | 33 | | in higher education and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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| 33 | 34 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for the family as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 37 | | - | Longoria |
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| 38 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 39 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 41 | | - | 12, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 44 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 60 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 45 | | - | March 23, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 46 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 48 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 49 | | - | Date |
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| 50 | | - | __________________ |
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| 51 | | - | Governor |
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