José Vela
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908 appearances
13 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 4d ago
José Vela’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Thank you all so much.
Thank you.
All right.
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to City Hall.
It's an honor today to recognize Aurelia Garza de Cortes.
I'm Chito Vela, Mayor Pro Tem for the City of Austin with Aurelia Garza de Cortes right here.
It's a real unique pleasure and honor to recognize Aurelia because my mother,
is a retired librarian now and was a huge fan of bilingual children's books.
She worked in elementary school for many, many years.
I spent many school day after school at the library, at my mom's library, reading books.
a lot of Spanish-speaking kids.
So the work that Aurelia did is very close to my heart.
It connects deeply with me.
She brought literature and literacy and joy to so many children.
She preserved Spanish literacy as well, a native language for a lot of kids.
And she's been honored in many, many ways.
She's a co-founder of the
Pura Belpre Award alongside Sandra Rios Valderrama.
The award honors Latino and Latina authors and illustrators whose work reflects the Latino cultural experience.
A lifelong educator and active in the world of Austin libraries, of Texas libraries, of national libraries.
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