Resolution directs Texas Facilities Commission to name a new Capitol Complex building the Irma Rangel Building.

This resolution honors the legacy of Irma Rangel, the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas Legislature, by directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name a new building in the Texas Capitol Complex the Irma Rangel Building. Rangel, who served from 1976 until her death in 2003, championed legislation to empower the disadvantaged, including extending the absentee voting system, creating centers for victims of domestic violence, and providing educational and employment programs to mothers with dependent children.

Resolution directs Texas Facilities Commission to name a new Capitol Complex building the Irma Rangel Building.

This resolution honors the legacy of Irma Rangel, the first Mexican American woman elected to the Texas Legislature, by directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name a new building in the Texas Capitol Complex the Irma Rangel Building. Rangel, who served from 1976 until her death in 2003, championed legislation to empower the disadvantaged, including extending the absentee voting system, creating centers for victims of domestic violence, and providing educational and employment programs to mothers with dependent children.