H.R. No. 2196

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Arturo Vargas is celebrating his 20th anniversary as
	executive director of the National Association of Latino Elected
	and Appointed Officials (NALEO) and NALEO Educational Fund, and the
	attainment of this milestone provides a fitting opportunity to
	recognize this esteemed individual; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in 1981 by Congressman Edward R. Roybal of
	California, NALEO Educational Fund is the nation's leading
	nonprofit organization that facilitates full Latino participation
	in the American political process, from citizenship to public
	service; along with guiding NALEO Educational Fund, Mr. Vargas
	serves as the executive director of NALEO, an affiliated
	nonpartisan organization that represents more than 6,000 elected
	and appointed Latino officials across the nation and that provides
	a forum for them to discuss issues of critical importance to the
	Latino community; and
	WHEREAS, Born in El Paso, Mr. Vargas holds a bachelor's
	degree in history and Spanish and a master's degree in education,
	both from Stanford University; before assuming the helm at NALEO
	and NALEO Educational Fund, he worked for the Mexican American
	Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) as vice president for
	community education and public policy; during his time at MALDEF,
	he also directed the group's National 1990 Census Program, an
	outreach and public policy effort to promote a full count of the
	Latino population; earlier in his career, he served as the senior
	educational policy analyst at the National Council of La Raza
	(NCLR) in Washington, D.C.; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to leading two vital organizations,
	Mr. Vargas currently serves as a member of the U.S. Census Bureau
	National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other
	Populations and as a board member for the Alliance for a Better
	Community and for Zero Divide; he previously held appointments to
	the 2010 Census Advisory Committee and to the 2001 and 2011 Los
	Angeles City Council Redistricting Commissions; his work has earned
	him numerous honors, including the Hispanic Magazine Hispanic
	Achievement Award for Community Service, the National Association
	for Bilingual Education President's Award, and repeated
	appearances on the Latino Leaders Magazine list of the 101 most
	influential Latinos; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Vargas has contributed to improving the lives of
	Latinos in this country in many ways, and he may reflect with pride
	on his outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Arturo Vargas on his 20th
	anniversary as executive director of NALEO and NALEO Educational
	Fund and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Vargas as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Rodriguez of Bexar
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	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2196 was adopted by the House on May
	21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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	Chief Clerk of the House