H.R. No. 1895

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira of Dallas is being
	honored with a 2015 Maura Women Helping Women Award at the Dallas
	Women's Foundation Leadership Forum and Awards Dinner on April 30,
	2015; and
	WHEREAS, The Maura Women Helping Women Award has been
	presented for the past 36 years to those individuals who are working
	to improve the lives of women and girls in North Texas; and
	WHEREAS, Liz Cedillo-Pereira is the managing attorney of
	Cedillo-Pereira and Associates, an immigration and nationality law
	firm, and she teaches immigration law for The University of Texas
	School of Law Conference on Immigration and Nationality Law and for
	a course on the subject presented by the State Bar of Texas; in
	2007, she cofounded the Dallas "Know Your Rights" project for the
	American Immigration Lawyers Association, and she works with the
	AILA's DREAM Defenders and Military Assistance programs; she has
	also served on the American Bar Association National Commission on
	Immigration; and
	WHEREAS, A native of Dallas, Ms. Cedillo-Pereira attended
	the University of Pennsylvania and earned her law degree at the
	Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; she has served
	as a member of the City of Dallas Charter Review Commission and the
	boards of the Dallas Foundation and the Dallas Hispanic Bar
	Foundation, and as a trustee with the Callejo-Botello Foundation;
	moreover, she has been the community philanthropy chair of the
	Hispanic 100 organization, an advisor to the SMU Latino Leadership
	Initiative, and a member of the advisory committees for the Irma
	Lerma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School and University
	Crossroads; in 2014, she helped lead the Texas DACA Day Initiative
	on behalf of the Texas Access to Justice Foundation; and
	WHEREAS, This dynamic individual's many honors include the
	Ohtli Award from the Republic of Mexico, the Groundbreaker Award
	from the Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, the Young
	Entrepreneur Award from the Consulate General of Mexico, the Emerge
	Leadership Award from PODER Hispanic Magazine, and the 2010
	Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Service Award; in
	addition, she has been recognized as a Best Lawyer in America for
	three years in a row and has twice been named a Best Lawyer in Dallas
	by D Magazine; and
	WHEREAS, Liz Cedillo-Pereira's vision and ability have
	enabled her to excel in her work as an attorney, an immigration
	advocate, and a civic leader, and she may indeed take great pride in
	her efforts to assist those who wish to take part in the American
	dream; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Mary Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira of
	Dallas for receiving a 2015 Maura Women Helping Women Award and
	extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Cedillo-Pereira as an expression of high regard by
	the Texas House of Representatives.
	Anchia
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1895 was adopted by the House on May
	7, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House