H.R. No. 265
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Alicia Roth Weigel has been a leader in the fight for
social justice for members of the LGBTQIA+ communities in Texas,
and her efforts have made a positive difference in numerous lives;
and
WHEREAS, A member of the City of Austin's Human Rights
Commission, Ms. Weigel works with her colleagues to ensure that
area residents are free from discrimination on the basis of race,
disability, religion, national origin, gender, sex, or age; the
commission provides valuable advice on such matters and assists in
developing nondiscrimination policies, investigating complaints,
and conducting educational programs; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Weigel is an eloquent champion of the rights and
well-being of intersex people; her advocacy was instrumental in the
Austin City Council's proclamation of October 26, 2019, as Intersex
Awareness Day, and she is spearheading the drive for Austin to
become the first city in the South to adopt an intersex protective
policy condemning nonconsensual and medically unnecessary
surgeries on intersex kids and implementing a public education
campaign on intersex health care; and
WHEREAS, A graduate of Cornell University, Ms. Weigel helped
launch Deeds Not Words, a progressive women's leadership
organization, in 2016; as its strategy and communications director,
and then as its policy and advocacy director, she traveled the
country to speak at conferences, conduct corporate workshops in
gender equity, and train young people in legislative advocacy; she
went on to become an advocacy strategist for interACT, a nonprofit
organization that promotes the legal and human rights of intersex
children; in addition, she managed the campaign of the first openly
transgender woman candidate for Austin's city council; she received
the 2019 Ceci Gratias Guardian Award from the Austin LGBT Chamber of
Commerce; and
WHEREAS, Through her tireless endeavors, Alicia Weigel has
helped further inclusion and equality in the Lone Star State, and
she may indeed reflect with pride on her outstanding contributions;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend Alicia Roth Weigel
for her service to the LGBTQIA+ communities of Texas and extend to
her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important
work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Weigel 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. 265 was adopted by the House on
October 18, 2021, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House