Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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2		-	By: González of Dallas, Lozano, Neave Criado, H.C.R. No. 71
3		-	Guillen, Flores, et al.
	2	+	By: González of Dallas H.C.R. No. 71
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6	5		CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
7	6		WHEREAS, Pioneering lawmaker Irma Rangel left an indelible
8	7		imprint on the State of Texas; and
9	8		WHEREAS, In 1976, Irma Rangel became the first Mexican
10	9		American woman elected to the Texas Legislature; she embarked on a
11	10		mission to dismantle structural inequities and improve the lives of
12	11		the most vulnerable; during more than a quarter century in office,
13	12		she secured passage of numerous bills that empowered the
14	13		disadvantaged, including legislation extending the absentee voting
15	14		system, creating centers for victims of domestic violence, and
16	15		providing educational and employment programs to mothers with
17	16		dependent children; and
18	17		WHEREAS, Representative Rangel worked tirelessly to ensure
19	18		access to quality instruction at all levels and transformed the
20	19		state's higher education landscape; as chair of the Higher
21	20		Education Committee, she expanded opportunities for low-income and
22	21		minority youth; she was the primary sponsor of the bill that gave
23	22		high school students in the top 10 percent of their graduating class
24	23		automatic admission to the state's best public universities;
25	24		moreover, she was instrumental in providing funding for the first
26	25		professional school in South Texas; in appreciation, Texas A&M
27	26		University-Kingsville named that school the Irma Rangel College of
28	27		Pharmacy; also honoring her legacy are the Irma Lerma Rangel Young
29	28		Women's Leadership School in Dallas and the Irma Rangel Public
30	29		Policy Institute at The University of Texas at Austin; and
31	30		WHEREAS, Born in Kingsville in 1931, Representative Rangel
32	31		attended a segregated elementary school; she went on to earn a
33	32		bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M
34	33		University-Kingsville and taught in Texas, California, and
35	34		Venezuela for 14 years; determined to make a greater impact, she
36	35		graduated from St. Mary's University School of Law and became the
37	36		first Mexican American woman district attorney in Corpus Christi;
38	37		she returned to Kingsville to open a law practice and became
39	38		involved in grassroots politics; and
40	39		WHEREAS, Representative Rangel served in the legislature
41	40		until 2003, when she lost her battle with brain cancer; since then,
42	41		her enormous contributions have continued to resonate, and the
43	42		naming of a state building in her honor would be a fitting tribute
44	43		to a trailblazer who opened avenues of advancement for all Texans;
45	44		now, therefore, be it
46	45		RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
47	46		hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building
48	47		being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master
49	48		Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the
50	49		Irma Rangel Building; and, be it further
51	50		RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
52	51		copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the
53	52		Texas Facilities Commission.