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TX HR900

Resolution

Status

Passed

5/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Maria Flores

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Commends Jeannette Valdez Duran for her leadership of Mobile Blessings from the Heart, a faith-based mobile food pantry serving Austin communities

  • Duran founded the organization after experiencing homelessness in North Austin from 2006-2009, beginning with giving out donations from her parents' front yard

  • Mobile Blessings from the Heart serves approximately 500 families every weekend through partnerships with the Central Texas Food Bank, Black Women in Business, and local grocery stores

  • The East Austin nonprofit hosts mobile pop-up pantries in low-income neighborhoods and unhoused communities, distributing meat, bread, produce, and other items

  • Adopted by the Texas House of Representatives on May 23, 2025, by non-record vote

Legislative Description

Commending Jeannette Valdez Duran for her work at the helm of Mobile Blessings from the Heart.

Resolutions

Last Action

Reported enrolled

5/23/2025

Committee Referrals

Local & Consent Calendars4/30/2025

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