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          R E S O L U T I O N
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               WHEREAS, Members of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas  | 
      
      
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        have long worked to advance causes important to the state's large  | 
      
      
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        Hispanic population, and their groundbreaking efforts have helped  | 
      
      
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        to ensure that the voices of all our citizens are heard and  | 
      
      
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        respected; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Under the capable leadership of its presidents  | 
      
      
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        through the years, the Mexican American Democrats of Texas has  | 
      
      
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        successfully increased the representation of Hispanic Texans at the  | 
      
      
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        local, state, and national levels and will undoubtedly continue  | 
      
      
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        this proud tradition throughout the years to come; and | 
      
      
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               WHEREAS, Following in the footsteps of such groups as La Raza  | 
      
      
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        Unida and the Southwest Voter Registration Project, members of the  | 
      
      
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        Mexican American Democrats of Texas have employed grassroots  | 
      
      
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        methods to reach the largest audience possible; by actively  | 
      
      
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        soliciting their constituents' opinions and faithfully  | 
      
      
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        representing their concerns, they have demonstrated the truest  | 
      
      
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        ideals of the democratic process; now, therefore, be it | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas  | 
      
      
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        Legislature hereby honor the 2015 president and all former  | 
      
      
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        presidents of the Mexican American Democrats of Texas and commend  | 
      
      
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        the organization for its achievements; and, be it further | 
      
      
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               RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be  | 
      
      
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        prepared for the Mexican American Democrats of Texas as an  | 
      
      
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        expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |