HR640 - Congratulating the Voces Oral History Center at The University of Texas at Austin on its 25th anniversary.

      H.R. No. 640       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The Voces Oral History Center at The University of   Texas at Austin celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2024; and          WHEREAS, Founded in 1999, the Voces Oral History Center has   documented, preserved, and disseminated the stories of more than   1,800 Latinos across the United States; its original mission was to   capture the untold stories of Latinos who served during World War   II, and its vision has since expanded to include stories   surrounding the Korean and Vietnam Wars as well as political and   civic engagement with a focus on the continuing movement for   Latinos' civil rights; and          WHEREAS, The leading Latino oral history archive in the   nation, Voces holds a vast collection of photographs, interviews,   and information, serving as a resource for many journalists,   textbook publishers, and academics; the center has assisted the   National WWII Museum in New Orleans, the StoryCorps Historias   initiative, and numerous PBS documentarians; and          WHEREAS, The founder and director of Voces,   Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez, is a former journalist who remains active   in the field as a professor at the UT Moody College of   Communication's School of Journalism and Media; under her   leadership, writers, photographers, and audio/video specialists,   many of whom are UT communication students, produce the archives,   and they collaborate with the Voces Resource and Scholars Councils   to further the project's impact through support, networking, and   fundraising; and          WHEREAS, The Voces Oral History Center has excelled in its   efforts to document the experiences and contributions of Latinos in   the United States, and all those associated with the archive may   take justifiable pride in its achievements over the past quarter   century; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate the Voces Oral History Center at   The University of Texas at Austin on its 25th anniversary and   commend its staff on their exemplary work; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the center as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Flores     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 640 was adopted by the House on April   9, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House