H.R. No. 252
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Adri Perez, a lifelong El Pasoan and a policy and
advocacy strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union of
Texas, has done commendable work focused on social justice issues
affecting the state's LGBTQIA+ communities; and
WHEREAS, Born in El Paso and raised in that city and in
neighboring Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, Adri Perez graduated with
bachelor's degrees in biochemistry and secondary education from The
University of Texas at El Paso and was recognized as the Texas
Rising 2015 Organizer of the Year while attending UTEP; this
determined activist went on to establish West Fund, the first fund
dedicated to providing access to abortions and reproductive choices
for residents of West Texas, and has further worked to raise money
for individuals in immigrant detention facilities as a cofounder of
the Fronterizx Fianza Fund; other organizations that have benefited
from Adri's involvement have included Ngage New Mexico, Fund Texas
Choice, and YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region; and
WHEREAS, Since joining the ACLU of Texas in 2018, Adri has led
the organization's Sexuality & Gender Equality Team; their
responsibilities include representing ACLU of Texas in statewide
coalitions, training and educating the families of children who
identify as transgender, and advocating on legislative bills
impacting Texas' transgender community; recognized as an
outstanding leader and advocate, Adri has earned such accolades as
the Rising Star Award from the League of Women Voters of El Paso and
the Golden Girl Award from the El Paso Queer Bar Association; and
WHEREAS, By championing the voices of the marginalized, Adri
Perez has been a force for progressive change in West Texas and
beyond and serves as a powerful role model for other aspiring
activists; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Adri Perez for
working in behalf of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Adri Perez as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
González of El Paso
González of Dallas
Zwiener
Johnson of Dallas
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 252 was adopted by the House on
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House