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TX HR1321
Resolution
Status
6/1/2025
Primary Sponsor
Trey Martinez Fischer
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AI Summary
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Texas House of Representatives honors Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark, professor emerita at The University of Texas at San Antonio, for over four decades of work advancing bicultural-bilingual studies and Latino education beginning in 1978
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Dr. Clark is the subject of the documentary short "La Mera Mera Tamalera," nominated for a James Beard Media Award, which highlights the Mexican heritage tradition of tamalada (tamale-making gatherings)
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Her research received multimillion-dollar funding from the U.S. Department of Education and the Rockefeller Foundation, and she served as content director for PBS KIDS series "Maya & Miguel"
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UTSA named her professor emerita upon her 2012 retirement, and an endowed chair was established in her honor in 2023; her book "Pan Dulce" is set for September 2025 publication by Trinity University Press
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Resolution adopted by non-record vote on June 1, 2025, directing an official copy be prepared for Dr. Clark
Legislative Description
Honoring UTSA professor emerita Dr. Ellen Riojas Clark for her contributions.
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Last Action
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6/1/2025