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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Alina Arredondo of San Elizario has dedicated |
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| 6 | 7 | | herself to raising awareness of the needs and challenges of people |
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| 7 | 8 | | with disabilities; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Arredondo lives with a rare medical condition |
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| 9 | 10 | | known as phocomelia, a congenital skeletal disorder characterized |
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| 10 | 11 | | by missing or underdeveloped limbs; she received therapy during her |
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| 11 | 12 | | childhood and teenage years and learned to perform day-to-day tasks |
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| 12 | 13 | | like brushing her hair and dressing herself; through much hard work |
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| 13 | 14 | | and determination, she was able to pursue her academic ambitions, |
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| 14 | 15 | | and in the spring of 2020, she graduated from The University of |
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| 15 | 16 | | Texas at El Paso with a master's degree in social work; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The difficulties that Ms. Arredondo has faced |
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| 17 | 18 | | throughout her life have motivated her to act as an advocate for |
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| 18 | 19 | | others; during her time as a student at UTEP, she spoke at the Texas |
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| 19 | 20 | | State Capitol about issues related to the Americans with |
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| 20 | 21 | | Disabilities Act; she hopes to devote her career to supporting and |
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| 21 | 22 | | uplifting children who feel marginalized due to their own unique |
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| 22 | 23 | | challenges; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Alina Arredondo has overcome great adversity to |
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| 24 | 25 | | become the inspiring individual that she is today, and she may |
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| 25 | 26 | | reflect with well-deserved pride on all that she has accomplished; |
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| 26 | 27 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby commend Alina Arredondo for her work as an |
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| 29 | 30 | | advocate for persons with disabilities and extend to her sincere |
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| 30 | 31 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for Ms. Arredondo as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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