TX HR1127

Resolution honors José H. Villarreal, a civil rights lawyer who became Texas assistant attorney general in 1988 and later partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, specializing in public law, policy, and finance

Served as associate director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel under President Clinton and held senior positions in presidential campaigns for Clinton, Gore, Hillary Clinton, and Obama

Appointed U.S. commissioner general to the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and awarded the rank of ambassador by President Obama

Served on boards of major organizations including KIPP Foundation, Teach for America, Fannie Mae, Wal-Mart, and Union Pacific, and chaired the National Council of La Raza and New America Alliance

Received the Order of the Aztec Eagle from the Mexican government in 2015 and was inducted into the San Antonio Aviation and Aerospace Hall of Fame in 2025