TITLE: Recognizing the Border Network for Human Rights for its efforts in El Paso and the greater border area.

SUMMARY: Recognizing the Border Network for Human Rights for its efforts in El Paso and the greater border area.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Border Network for Human Rights, based out of El Paso, is one of the leading immigration reform and human rights advocacy organizations in the United States; and WHEREAS, BNHR has a large membership in West Texas that helps organize other civic-minded groups along the border and is the force behind the statewide Reform Immigration for Texas Alliance; and WHEREAS, A grassroots organization, BNHR creates progress through its willingness to work within the system to combat human rights and civil rights abuses and to bring about change to our broken immigration system; and WHEREAS, BNHR is currently participating in the nationwide effort to push once again for comprehensive immigration reform by educating elected officials at every level of government about the needs of border communities; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize the Border Network for Human Rights for its efforts to effect positive change for border and human rights issues in El Paso and the greater border area and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for BNHR as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. M. Gonzalez of El Paso Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2665 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House