By: Romero H.R. No. 810
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 95th birthday of Dolores Huerta on April 10,
2025, provides a fitting opportunity to celebrate the life of one of
the most influential labor leaders of our era; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1930, Ms. Huerta has distinguished herself
as a dedicated activist for civil and labor rights; in 1955, she
cofounded the Stockton, California, chapter of the Community
Services Organization, a grassroots group dedicated to ending
segregation, discrimination, and police brutality while improving
social and economic conditions for farmworkers; she then launched
the Agricultural Workers Association and joined forces with Cesar
Chavez in 1962 to establish the National Farm Workers Association;
three years later, the AWA and NFWA merged to become the United Farm
Workers; her skill as an organizer and negotiator proved key in the
grape workers' strike that lasted from 1965 to 1970 and ended with a
historic agreement that brought unemployment and health care
benefits and reduced the use of dangerous pesticides; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Huerta went on to galvanize national attention
with the lettuce boycott, paving the way for the Agricultural Labor
Relations Act of 1975, the first law to recognize collective
bargaining rights for farmworkers; in subsequent decades, she
served as UFW vice president and advocated powerfully for such
causes as comprehensive immigration reform, women's rights, and
greater representation of Latinos and women in public office; since
stepping down as vice president in 1999, she has continued her vital
endeavors by focusing on a range of issues, including income
inequality; and
WHEREAS, Widely admired for her contributions, Ms. Huerta was
inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993, and she was
presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights in
1998; her receipt of the $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative
Citizenship in 2002 allowed her to create the Dolores Huerta
Foundation, which helps individuals in low-income communities to
build organizing and training skills; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of a remarkable life spanning nine
and a half decades, Dolores Huerta has championed the ideals of
equality and justice, and she may reflect with pride on her
wide-ranging accomplishments and on the many significant
contributions she has made in behalf of her fellow citizens; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dolores Huerta on the joyous
occasion of her 95th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes
for continued happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Huerta as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.