| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 63 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Lidia Fonseca of McAllen received the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Governor's Trophy from the Governor's Committee on People with |
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| 7 | 7 | | Disabilities at its Lex Frieden Employment Awards ceremony on |
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| 8 | 8 | | October 26, 2023; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Each October, in conjunction with National |
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| 10 | 10 | | Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Governor's Committee |
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| 11 | 11 | | recognizes Texans who have dedicated themselves to empowering their |
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| 12 | 12 | | employees, coworkers, and fellow Texans with disabilities; the |
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| 13 | 13 | | awards program is named in tribute to disability rights expert Lex |
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| 14 | 14 | | Frieden, one of the chief architects of the Americans with |
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| 15 | 15 | | Disabilities Act; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The committee's highest honor, the Governor's Trophy |
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| 17 | 17 | | is presented to a person who has achieved great success in enhancing |
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| 18 | 18 | | the empowerment and employment of Texans with disabilities; it |
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| 19 | 19 | | acknowledges long-term commitment and exceptional endeavor at both |
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| 20 | 20 | | the community and state levels; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Fonseca is the director of programs at Valley |
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| 22 | 22 | | Association for Independent Living in McAllen; a passionate |
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| 23 | 23 | | champion of disability justice, she works tirelessly to enhance |
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| 24 | 24 | | employment opportunities for people with disabilities by |
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| 25 | 25 | | coordinating job fairs, assistive technology demonstrations, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | employment preparatory programs, as well as ensuring accessibility |
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| 27 | 27 | | of facilities; she also advocates for accessible transportation in |
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| 28 | 28 | | the rural areas that VAIL serves in her role as president of the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Regional Transportation Advisory Panel; making an impact at the |
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| 30 | 30 | | state level, she serves as president of TEXCIL, an association of |
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| 31 | 31 | | centers for independent living in Texas, and as a member of the |
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| 32 | 32 | | board of the Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Through her outstanding contributions, Lidia |
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| 35 | 35 | | Fonseca has advanced the mission of building an inclusive, |
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| 36 | 36 | | accessible work environment for Texans with disabilities, and she |
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| 37 | 37 | | is richly deserving of this prestigious accolade; now, therefore, |
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| 38 | 38 | | be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Lidia |
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| 41 | 41 | | Fonseca on receiving the 2023 Governor's Trophy from the Governor's |
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| 42 | 42 | | Committee on People with Disabilities Lex Frieden Employment Awards |
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| 43 | 43 | | program and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 44 | 44 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Dr. Fonseca as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Guerra |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on |
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| 52 | 52 | | December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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