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      H.R. No. 810       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The 95th birthday of Dolores Huerta on April 10,   2025, provides a fitting opportunity to celebrate the life of one of   the most influential labor leaders of our era; and          WHEREAS, Born in 1930, Ms. Huerta has distinguished herself   as a dedicated activist for civil and labor rights; in 1955, she   cofounded the Stockton, California, chapter of the Community   Services Organization, a grassroots group dedicated to ending   segregation, discrimination, and police brutality while improving   social and economic conditions for farmworkers; she then launched   the Agricultural Workers Association and joined forces with Cesar   Chavez in 1962 to establish the National Farm Workers Association;   three years later, the AWA and NFWA merged to become the United Farm   Workers; her skill as an organizer and negotiator proved key in the   grape workers' strike that lasted from 1965 to 1970 and ended with a   historic agreement that brought unemployment and health care   benefits and reduced the use of dangerous pesticides; and          WHEREAS, Ms. Huerta went on to galvanize national attention   with the lettuce boycott, paving the way for the Agricultural Labor   Relations Act of 1975, the first law to recognize collective   bargaining rights for farmworkers; in subsequent decades, she   served as UFW vice president and advocated powerfully for such   causes as comprehensive immigration reform, women's rights, and   greater representation of Latinos and women in public office; since   stepping down as vice president in 1999, she has continued her vital   endeavors by focusing on a range of issues, including income   inequality; and          WHEREAS, Widely admired for her contributions, Ms. Huerta was   inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993, and she was   presented with the Eleanor Roosevelt Award for Human Rights in   1998; her receipt of the $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for Creative   Citizenship in 2002 allowed her to create the Dolores Huerta   Foundation, which helps individuals in low-income communities to   build organizing and training skills; and          WHEREAS, Over the course of a remarkable life spanning nine   and a half decades, Dolores Huerta has championed the ideals of   equality and justice, and she may reflect with pride on her   wide-ranging accomplishments and on the many significant   contributions she has made in behalf of her fellow citizens; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby congratulate Dolores Huerta on the joyous   occasion of her 95th birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes   for continued happiness; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Ms. Huerta as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Romero     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 810 was adopted by the House on June   1, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House