SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 398
WHEREAS, On September 26, 2014, forty-three college students
from the Raúl Isidro Burgos Rural Normal School in Ayotzinapa,
Guerrero, Mexico, disappeared in Iguala, Mexico; and
WHEREAS, The Ayotzinapa students were mostly teenagers and
young men from poor, rural, campesino families who were training
to become rural teachers and serve the indigenous and
disadvantaged in their community; and
WHEREAS, It has been estimated that 25,000 to 26,000 people
have disappeared in Mexico since 2006, and those who disappear
often include the very vulnerable, such as the poor, migrants,
women, and children; and
WHEREAS, There has been an international outcry regarding
the missing students in Mexico from, among others, the United
Nations, the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the European
Parliament, and the international human rights community; and
WHEREAS, Parents of the Ayotzinapa students are visiting
Austin on March 18, 19, and 20, 2015, as part of the Caravana 43
and will also visit several other cities in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas adds its voice
to those in the international community who are deeply
concerned about the missing college students from Mexico;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the grieving
families of the missing students from Ayotzinapa; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the families of those students as an expression of deepest
sympathy from the Texas Senate.
Garcia
Bettencourt Hancock Rodríguez Bettencourt Hancock Rodríguez
Bettencourt Hancock Rodríguez
Birdwell Hinojosa Schwertner Birdwell Hinojosa Schwertner
Birdwell Hinojosa Schwertner
Burton Huffines Seliger Burton Huffines Seliger
Burton Huffines Seliger
Campbell Huffman Taylor of Galveston Campbell Huffman Taylor of Galveston
Campbell Huffman Taylor of Galveston
Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin
Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin
Ellis Lucio Uresti Ellis Lucio Uresti
Ellis Lucio Uresti
Eltife Menéndez Watson Eltife Menéndez Watson
Eltife Menéndez Watson
Estes Nelson West Estes Nelson West
Estes Nelson West
Fraser Nichols Whitmire Fraser Nichols Whitmire
Fraser Nichols Whitmire
Hall Perry Zaffirini Hall Perry Zaffirini
Hall Perry Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 19, 2015, by a
rising vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Bettencourt Hancock Rodríguez
Birdwell Hinojosa Schwertner
Burton Huffines Seliger
Campbell Huffman Taylor of Galveston
Creighton Kolkhorst Taylor of Collin
Ellis Lucio Uresti
Eltife Menéndez Watson
Estes Nelson West
Fraser Nichols Whitmire
Hall Perry Zaffirini