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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Emilio Zamora, a professor at The University of |
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| 6 | 7 | | Texas at Austin, received the 2019 Ruth A. Allen Pioneer in Texas |
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| 7 | 8 | | Working-Class History Award from the Texas State Historical |
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| 8 | 9 | | Association; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Texas State Historical Association is the |
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| 10 | 11 | | state's leading historical association and the authoritative |
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| 11 | 12 | | source for Texas history worldwide; in addition to winning the Ruth |
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| 12 | 13 | | A. Allen Pioneer in Texas Working-Class History Award, Dr. Zamora |
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| 13 | 14 | | has been named the 2019-2020 president of the organization; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Zamora holds a George W. Littlefield |
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| 15 | 16 | | Professorship in American History at UT Austin, as well as |
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| 16 | 17 | | affiliations with the Center for Mexican American Studies and the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies; his research |
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| 18 | 19 | | interests include the history of Mexicans in the United States and |
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| 19 | 20 | | their relationship with Mexico, as well as the history of Texas and |
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| 20 | 21 | | the U.S. working class; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A Fulbright recipient and a lifetime member of the |
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| 22 | 23 | | Texas Institute of Letters, Dr. Zamora has also received the Coral |
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| 23 | 24 | | Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History, the |
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| 24 | 25 | | H. L. Mitchell Award in Southern Working Class History, the T. R. |
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| 25 | 26 | | Fehrenbach Award in Texas History, the Bolton-Kinnaird Award in |
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| 26 | 27 | | Borderlands History, and the Award of Merit for the best book |
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| 27 | 28 | | published on Texas from the Philosophical Society of Texas; |
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| 28 | 29 | | moreover, he is a two-time recipient of the Clotilde García Award |
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| 29 | 30 | | for the best book in Tejano History, and he earned the 2018 Award of |
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| 30 | 31 | | Excellence from the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural |
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| 31 | 32 | | Center in Austin; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Zamora has distinguished himself as one of the |
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| 33 | 34 | | leading scholars in his field, and he may indeed take pride in this |
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| 34 | 35 | | prestigious recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Emilio Zamora on his receipt of |
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| 37 | 38 | | the 2019 Ruth A. Allen Pioneer in Texas Working-Class History Award |
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| 38 | 39 | | from the Texas State Historical Association and extend to him |
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| 39 | 40 | | sincere best wishes for a successful tenure as TSHA president; and, |
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| 40 | 41 | | be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Dr. Zamora as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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