89R20261 KRT-D
By: Jones of Dallas H.R. No. 584
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Tiara Cooper has been named a recipient of the 2025
Outstanding Texan Award for House District 100 by the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus; and
WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Cooper is a social justice
leader who is currently serving as deputy director of the Texas
Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty and as managing director of
In Defense of Black Lives Dallas; she has also worked with Live
Free, the Texas Organizing Project, and Dignity Over Dollars; and
WHEREAS, In recognition of her efforts, Ms. Cooper has
received numerous awards, including the 2023 Future of Texas Award
from Every Texan, the 2023 Ally of the Year Award from the Dallas
County Democratic Party, and the 2021 Catalyst Award from the
Juanita Craft Humanitarian Awards, and in 2020, she was named the
Organizer of the Year by Next Generation Action Network; in
addition, she presented a TEDx talk about her lived experience
entitled "Your Mugshot Moment"; she is an alumna of the Theology and
Racialized Policing Cohort Program at the Howard University School
of Divinity, and she participated in the Emerging Leaders
International Fellows Program at The City University of New York
Graduate Center; and
WHEREAS, Through her commitment to grassroots activism,
criminal justice reform, and the advancement of civil rights, Tiara
Cooper is making a positive difference in the lives of countless
Texans, and she is indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Tiara Cooper on her receipt of a
2025 Outstanding Texan Award from the Texas Legislative Black
Caucus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success
with her important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Cooper as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.