H.R. No. 1338
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Monica Muñoz Martinez has been named a Woman of the
Year by USA Today; and
WHEREAS, USA Today's Women of the Year project honors local
and national heroines who are making a positive difference in their
communities; and
WHEREAS, An associate professor of history at The University
of Texas at Austin, Monica Muñoz Martinez is a founding member of
the nonprofit organization Refusing to Forget, which brings public
attention to state-sanctioned violence against ethnic Mexicans
living along the Texas-Mexico border in the early 20th century; in
addition, she is the primary investigator for Mapping Violence:
Racial Terror in Texas 1900-1930, a digital research project that
recovers histories of racial violence, and she has served as a
historical consultant for the Smithsonian National Museum of
American History; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has been selected for the
Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, and in 2021, she was named a
MacArthur Foundation Fellow and an Organization of American
Historians Distinguished Lecturer; moreover, her book The
Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas has
received numerous accolades, and her research has been featured by
such media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, and
Texas Monthly; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martinez completed her undergraduate studies at
Brown University, and she earned a doctorate in American studies
from Yale University; and
WHEREAS, Monica Muñoz Martinez has devoted herself to
ensuring that the stories of our history are told with honesty and
are made accessible to all, and she may indeed reflect with pride on
her significant contributions as she accepts this notable honor;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Monica Muñoz Martinez on being
named a Woman of the Year by USA Today 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 Dr. Martinez as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Hinojosa
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1338 was adopted by the House on May
12, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House