88(4) HR 68 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
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R E S O L U T I O N
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             WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Albert Armendariz |
 
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Jr.  has rendered exceptional service to the city of El Paso in his |
 
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capacity as an immigration and naturalization attorney; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, A 1970 graduate of The University of Texas at Austin |
 
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School of Law, Mr.  Armendariz is a principal of Albert Armendariz, |
 
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Jr., Attorney at Law, PC, which is a partner in the Law Offices of |
 
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Armendariz & Holguin; through the years, he has practiced |
 
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extensively in the area of federal immigration law, with an |
 
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emphasis on immigration through family relationships, deportation |
 
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defense, acquired and derivative U.S. citizenship, and federal |
 
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court litigation; he has further distinguished himself by speaking |
 
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at the State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting and the Conference on |
 
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Immigration and Nationality Law, held by UT Law Continuing Legal |
 
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Education; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Mr.  Armendariz has been honored as the Outstanding |
 
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Senior Lawyer by the El Paso Young Lawyers Association, and in 2009, |
 
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he received the inaugural Albert Armendariz Jr. Lifetime |
 
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Achievement Award from the Mexican American Bar Association of El |
 
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Paso; he is a member and a past president of both that entity and the |
 
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El Paso Association of Immigration Practitioners; moreover, he |
 
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belongs to the American Immigration Lawyers and El Paso Bar |
 
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Associations, is involved with the National Lawyers Guild National |
 
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Immigration Project, and is a former board chair for the Immigrant |
 
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and Refugee Rights Project of the Texas Lawyers' Committee for |
 
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Civil Rights Under Law; and |
 
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             WHEREAS, Through his steadfast commitment to the immigrant |
 
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community, Albert Armendariz has benefited the lives of countless |
 
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individuals and families in El Paso and beyond, and it is a pleasure |
 
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to join in recognizing him for his myriad contributions; now, |
 
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therefore, be it |
 
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             RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
 
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Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby commend Albert Armendariz |
 
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Jr. for his many years of dedicated service as an immigration and |
 
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naturalization lawyer and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
 
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future; and, be it further |
 
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             RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
 
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prepared for Mr.  Armendariz as an expression of high regard by the |
 
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Ortega |
 
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Speaker of the House           |
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             I certify that H.R. No. 68 was adopted by the House on |
 
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December 5, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
 
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Chief Clerk of the House       |
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