SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 814
WHEREAS, The Westside Development Corporation is honoring
Maria Berriozábal on May 21 at the 2015 Westside Honors Exitos en
Nuestro Barrio Gala in San Antonio; and
WHEREAS, Selected as the public service honoree,
Ms. Berriozábal has been a powerful voice for change in San
Antonio throughout her work as a social and political activist;
the daughter of immigrant parents, she became the first Mexican
American woman elected to the city council in 1981, and over the
course of her decade-long tenure, she was unafraid to stand alone
on the issues in which she believed; she went on to narrowly lose
her bid for mayor in 1991 but has remained active in civic
affairs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Berriozábal helped establish Hispanas
Unidas, a nonprofit group dedicated to the education and
advancement of minority women, and she has participated in the
founding of various other Latina organizations; in 1994, she
received a presidential appointment to be the United States
representative to the Inter-American Commission of Women, held
by the Organization of American States; she has further
represented her country at conferences hosted by the United
Nations and at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in
1995; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed advocate has additionally served as
an instructor on women, minorities, and public policy at Harvard
University after accepting a fellowship at the Institute of
Politics at the university's John F. Kennedy School of
Government; today, she continues to ardently support social
justice, peace, and environmental causes, and she enjoys serving
as a mentor to younger activists; and
WHEREAS, The city of San Antonio is indeed fortunate to
have passionate and engaged residents like Maria Berriozábal,
whose history of community involvement is an inspiration to all
who know her; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby congratulate Maria Berriozábal on her
recognition by the Westside Development Corporation at the 2015
Westside Honors Exitos en Nuestro Barrio Gala and extend to her
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for Ms. Berriozábal as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Menéndez
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 14, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate