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1	1	89R4775 TBO-D
2	2	By: Cole H.C.R. No. 17
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7	7	CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
8	8	WHEREAS, A highly respected figure in the Texas Legislature
9	9	and the United States Congress, Mickey Leland left behind a legacy
10	10	of service that continues to resonate across the Lone Star State and
11	11	beyond; and
12	12	WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock on November 27, 1944, George Thomas
13	13	"Mickey" Leland III grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward; he graduated
14	14	from Phillis Wheatley High School in 1964 and went on to earn a
15	15	bachelor's degree in pharmacy from Texas Southern University; while
16	16	attending college, he distinguished himself as a dedicated activist
17	17	for the Civil Rights Movement in Houston; and
18	18	WHEREAS, In 1972, Mr. Leland became one of five minority
19	19	candidates, dubbed the "People's Five," to run for seats in the
20	20	Texas House of Representatives; he was elected to represent the
21	21	88th District, and over the course of his tenure, he gained a
22	22	reputation for his contributions to health care policy; he played
23	23	an instrumental role in the passage of legislation that expanded
24	24	access to affordable generic drugs, and he supported the creation
25	25	of health maintenance organizations; a member of numerous
26	26	committees, he held the office of vice chair of the Joint Committee
27	27	on Prison Reform, and he was the first African American to serve on
28	28	the Senate-House Conference Committee as a member of the House
29	29	Appropriations Committee; and
30	30	WHEREAS, Following six years in the state legislature,
31	31	Mr. Leland won election to the United States House of
32	32	Representatives in November 1978; he took on the role of freshman
33	33	majority whip in his first term, and he later served twice as
34	34	at-large majority whip; a leader on the issue of food insecurity, he
35	35	founded the House Select Committee on Hunger, secured funding for
36	36	famine relief, and won passage of bills providing fresh produce to
37	37	low-income families and food and medical resources for the
38	38	homeless; he also helped establish the National Commission on AIDS
39	39	and served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from 1985 to
40	40	1987; moreover, he won praise from the State Department for
41	41	arranging the release of four Americans imprisoned in Cuba; he
42	42	tragically passed away in a plane crash on August 7, 1989, while on
43	43	a mission trip in Ethiopia; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Congressman Mickey Leland made vital contributions
45	45	to our state and nation, and the naming of a state building in his
46	46	honor would be a fitting tribute to this trailblazing public
47	47	servant; now, therefore, be it
48	48	RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas
49	49	hereby direct the Texas Facilities Commission to name the new state
50	50	building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol
51	51	Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and
52	52	15th Street in honor of Texas Congressman and State Representative
53	53	Mickey Leland; and, be it further
54	54	RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward an official
55	55	copy of this resolution to the chair and executive director of the
56	56	Texas Facilities Commission.