| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 394 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize John Treviño, a pioneering community leader and a |
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| 4 | 4 | | beloved resident of Austin who has dedicated his life to serving |
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| 5 | 5 | | others; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, John Treviño's life of public service began at the |
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| 7 | 7 | | age of eight, when he volunteered as an altar boy in the Roman |
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| 8 | 8 | | Catholic Diocese of Austin; at the age of 17, he joined the United |
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| 9 | 9 | | States Army, and he served for three years in the 82nd Airborne |
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| 10 | 10 | | Division; upon returning to Austin, he took an active role in the |
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| 11 | 11 | | Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, and in 1965, he was chosen to |
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| 12 | 12 | | serve as the first director of Austin's Community Action Program, |
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| 13 | 13 | | a federal anti-poverty initiative; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, In 1973, Mr. Treviño was one of 25 prominent |
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| 15 | 15 | | Hispanic leaders to form the Greater Austin Hispanic Chamber of |
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| 16 | 16 | | Commerce, and two years later, he became the first Hispanic to be |
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| 17 | 17 | | elected to the Austin City Council; during his 13 years with the |
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| 18 | 18 | | council, he worked diligently to increase opportunities for |
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| 19 | 19 | | women and minorities, and he led efforts to establish clinics |
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| 20 | 20 | | throughout the city that connected poor and vulnerable citizens |
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| 21 | 21 | | to quality health care options; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Treviño became the first Hispanic mayor pro |
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| 23 | 23 | | tempore of Austin in 1978, and he served as the city's first |
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| 24 | 24 | | Hispanic mayor for three months in 1983, when Mayor Carole Keeton |
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| 25 | 25 | | McClellan resigned to accept a state board appointment; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, John Treviño is a distinguished public servant |
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| 27 | 27 | | and an admired civic leader who has dedicated his life to the |
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| 28 | 28 | | betterment of his community; he has been a proactive force for |
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| 29 | 29 | | equality and a champion of the poor and underserved, and he is |
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| 30 | 30 | | indeed deserving of recognition for his outstanding work on |
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| 31 | 31 | | behalf of his fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature, hereby commend John Treviño on his exemplary life of |
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| 34 | 34 | | service and extend to him best wishes in all his future |
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| 35 | 35 | | endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 37 | 37 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | Watson |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on March 7, 2017. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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