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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Bertha Rendon Delgado retired as a member of the |
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| 8 | 9 | | City of Austin Community Development Commission on February 1, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 2025, following nearly a decade of dedicated service; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, A native of East Austin, Bertha Rendon Delgado grew |
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| 11 | 12 | | up in a family deeply rooted in activism and civic engagement; she |
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| 12 | 13 | | became its first member to attend college when she enrolled at |
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| 13 | 14 | | Huston-Tillotson University, and in 2012, she took over as |
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| 14 | 15 | | president of the East Town Lake Citizens Neighborhood Association; |
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| 15 | 16 | | in that role, she has dedicated herself to advocating for residents |
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| 16 | 17 | | of the East Side and preserving murals and other elements of Mexican |
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| 17 | 18 | | American culture; along the way, she has participated in protests |
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| 18 | 19 | | and taken to the front lines to advocate for social issues such as |
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| 19 | 20 | | criminal justice, affordable housing, economic opportunity, and |
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| 20 | 21 | | women's rights; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In 2016, Ms. Delgado joined the City of Austin |
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| 22 | 23 | | Community Development Commission, where she has continued to |
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| 23 | 24 | | champion housing solutions benefiting residents of the East Side; |
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| 24 | 25 | | over the course of her tenure, she has also distinguished herself in |
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| 25 | 26 | | her work as founder of Arte Texas and Save East Austin Schools, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | she has held prominent leadership and community service roles as |
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| 27 | 28 | | president of LULAC Council No. 4425, as a Travis County elections |
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| 28 | 29 | | deputy judge and deputy registrar, as a member of La Raza |
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| 29 | 30 | | Roundtable, and as a community liaison for The University of Texas; |
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| 30 | 31 | | moreover, she served as chair of Austin ISD's Equity Advisory |
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| 31 | 32 | | Committee and as a member of its Art Task Force Committee and she |
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| 32 | 33 | | has given generously of her time and talents to many other |
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| 33 | 34 | | organizations, such as the State Tejano Democrats and Tejano Music |
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| 34 | 35 | | Alliance of Texas; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous honors, Ms. Delgado was |
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| 36 | 37 | | named Woman of the Year for the State of Texas by LULAC in 2022 and |
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| 37 | 38 | | the organization's District 7 Austin Woman of the Year in 2021 and |
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| 38 | 39 | | 2022; her accolades further include the 2023 Emma S. Barrientos |
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| 39 | 40 | | Mexican American Cultural Center Excellence Award for Service and |
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| 40 | 41 | | the 2024 Austin Woman Magazine Change Maker of the Year award; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Through her myriad civic contributions, Bertha |
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| 42 | 43 | | Rendon Delgado has had a positive and profound impact in the lives |
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| 43 | 44 | | of countless fellow Austinites, and it is a privilege to join in |
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| 44 | 45 | | recognizing an individual who has long been a force for good in her |
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| 45 | 46 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby honor Bertha Rendon Delgado on her retirement |
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| 48 | 49 | | from the City of Austin Community Development Commission and extend |
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| 49 | 50 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 51 | 52 | | prepared for Ms. Rendon Delgado as an expression of high regard by |
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| 52 | 53 | | the Texas House of Representatives. |
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