Rep. Veasey Recognizes legendary Latina Civil Rights leader, Adelfa Callejo

• Madam/ Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to recognize Adelfa Callejo, a legendary Latina Civil Rights leader in Texas who died Friday at the age of 90.
• A Dallas lawyer and civil rights leader who was first exposed to activism as a girl interpreting for her immigrant father, Adelfa made a significant impact during her life.
• Adelfa, who became the first Latina to graduate from SMU School of Law, practiced in Dallas for more than 40 years.
• Adelfa Callejo...La Madrina, or Godmother, as many called her, is well-known for her civil rights work to eliminate racial barriers, stop immigrant abuse and improve equality in education in Texas.
• During a dedication of an elementary school named after her in Dallas, last year, Adelfa told the audience:
o "Only through education will we make the world a better place than we found it."
• May her commitment to improving education and her legacy of working on behalf of a better Texas continue through her family and all of those whose lives she touched throughout the decades.
• I yield back.

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