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      88(R) HR 1338 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
      
            H.R.  No.  1338
         
               R E S O L U T I O N
            
                          WHEREAS, Monica Mu  oz Martinez has been named a Woman of the 
         
            Year by USA Today; and
         
                          WHEREAS, USA Today's Women of the Year project honors local 
         
            and national heroines who are making a positive difference in their 
         
            communities; and
         
                          WHEREAS, An associate professor of history at The University 
         
            of Texas at Austin, Monica Mu  oz Martinez is a founding member of 
         
            the nonprofit organization Refusing to Forget, which brings public 
         
            attention to state-sanctioned violence against ethnic Mexicans 
         
            living along the Texas-Mexico border in the early 20th century; in 
         
            addition, she is the primary investigator for Mapping Violence: 
         
            Racial Terror in Texas 1900-1930, a digital research project that 
         
            recovers histories of racial violence, and she has served as a 
         
            historical consultant for the Smithsonian National Museum of 
         
            American History; and
         
                          WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has been selected for the 
         
            Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, and in 2021, she was named a 
         
            MacArthur Foundation Fellow and an Organization of American 
         
            Historians Distinguished Lecturer; moreover, her book The 
         
            Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas has 
         
            received numerous accolades, and her research has been featured by 
         
            such media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, and 
         
            Texas Monthly; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Dr.  Martinez completed her undergraduate studies at 
         
            Brown University, and she earned a doctorate in American studies 
         
            from Yale University; and
         
                          WHEREAS, Monica Mu  oz Martinez has devoted herself to 
         
            ensuring that the stories of our history are told with honesty and 
         
            are made accessible to all, and she may indeed reflect with pride on 
         
            her significant contributions as she accepts this notable honor; 
         
            now, therefore, be it
         
                          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas 
         
            Legislature hereby congratulate Monica Mu  oz Martinez on being 
         
            named a Woman of the Year by USA Today and extend to her sincere best 
         
            wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it 
         
            further
         
                          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
         
            prepared for Dr.  Martinez as an expression of high regard by the 
         
            Texas House of Representatives.
         
            Hinojosa
         
            ______________________________
         
            Speaker of the House          
         
                          I certify that H.R. No. 1338 was adopted by the House on May 
         
            12, 2023, by a non-record vote.
         
            ______________________________
         
            Chief Clerk of the House



	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Monica Mu oz Martinez has been named a Woman of the
	Year by USA Today; and
	WHEREAS, USA Today's Women of the Year project honors local
	and national heroines who are making a positive difference in their
	communities; and
	WHEREAS, An associate professor of history at The University
	of Texas at Austin, Monica Mu oz Martinez is a founding member of
	the nonprofit organization Refusing to Forget, which brings public
	attention to state-sanctioned violence against ethnic Mexicans
	living along the Texas-Mexico border in the early 20th century; in
	addition, she is the primary investigator for Mapping Violence:
	Racial Terror in Texas 1900-1930, a digital research project that
	recovers histories of racial violence, and she has served as a
	historical consultant for the Smithsonian National Museum of
	American History; and
	WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has been selected for the
	Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program, and in 2021, she was named a
	MacArthur Foundation Fellow and an Organization of American
	Historians Distinguished Lecturer; moreover, her book The
	Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas has
	received numerous accolades, and her research has been featured by
	such media outlets as the New York Times, National Public Radio, and
	Texas Monthly; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. Martinez completed her undergraduate studies at
	Brown University, and she earned a doctorate in American studies
	from Yale University; and
	WHEREAS, Monica Mu oz Martinez has devoted herself to
	ensuring that the stories of our history are told with honesty and
	are made accessible to all, and she may indeed reflect with pride on
	her significant contributions as she accepts this notable honor;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Monica Mu oz Martinez on being
	named a Woman of the Year by USA Today and extend to her sincere best
	wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Dr. Martinez as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.

	Hinojosa

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 1338 was adopted by the House on May
	12, 2023, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House