| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 345 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The 26th annual Barbara Jordan National Forum |
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| 3 | 3 | | took place in Austin in February 2023, providing a fitting |
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| 4 | 4 | | opportunity to recognize the outstanding students who organized |
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| 5 | 5 | | the event; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A native Houstonian, Barbara Jordan was the first |
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| 7 | 7 | | African American to hold a seat in a state Senate since 1883 and |
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| 8 | 8 | | the first African American woman from the Deep South to serve in |
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| 9 | 9 | | the U.S. House of Representatives; during her time in Congress, |
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| 10 | 10 | | she distinguished herself as a dedicated and influential |
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| 11 | 11 | | advocate for civil rights; she also served on the Judiciary |
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| 12 | 12 | | Committee, and she gained national recognition for her remarks on |
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| 13 | 13 | | the Watergate scandal; in 1979, she accepted a position as the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National Policy at the LBJ |
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| 15 | 15 | | School of Public Affairs, and she held that role until her |
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| 16 | 16 | | passing in 1996; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Each February, the LBJ School of Public Affairs |
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| 18 | 18 | | hosts a monthlong forum in honor of this trailblazing lawmaker, |
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| 19 | 19 | | and the event is organized by students who are elected by their |
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| 20 | 20 | | peers; the 2023 Barbara Jordan National Forum student leaders |
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| 21 | 21 | | include Morgan Brown, Jordan Nellums, and Jennifer Perales, who |
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| 22 | 22 | | are all completing graduate studies in public affairs; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This year's forum featured a day of volunteerism |
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| 24 | 24 | | as well as a number of lectures and other events, such as a |
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| 25 | 25 | | keynote speech by former congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, a |
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| 26 | 26 | | ceremony to present the Barbara Jordan Public Service Award, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Barbara Jordan Freedom Foundation Luncheon; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Through their efforts to make the Barbara Jordan |
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| 29 | 29 | | National Forum a success, the event's student organizers are |
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| 30 | 30 | | helping to ensure that Barbara Jordan's legacy of activism and |
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| 31 | 31 | | public service is carried on by future generations of civic |
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| 32 | 32 | | leaders; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature, hereby commemorate the 26th annual Barbara Jordan |
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| 35 | 35 | | National Forum and extend to the event's student leaders sincere |
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| 36 | 36 | | best wishes for the future. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Eckhardt, Alvarado |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | President of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 41 | 41 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 42 | 42 | | the Senate on March 23, 2023. |
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| 43 | 43 | | ________________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 45 | 45 | | ________________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 47 | 47 | | ________________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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