LULAC Council 1

LULAC'S Mission

Our mission is to advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, housing, health, and civil rights of the Hispanic population of the United States.

National LULAC Week is proud to present the 30th Annual “LULAC Distinguished Community Leaders.”

honoring individuals who continue to serve our community and strengthen education, opportunity, and economic growth throughout the Coastal Bend and beyond.

Please reserve your place for this special evening as we celebrate service, leadership, and community.

LULAC #1 2026 Scholarship Banquet

For generations, LULAC Council #1, the Founding Council of LULAC, has stood as a champion for education, opportunity, and community advancement. In that proud tradition, we are honored to present the 2026 LULAC Council Number 1 Scholarship Banquet.

This distinguished evening will celebrate the achievements of outstanding students from throughout the Coastal Bend area and reaffirm our commitment to helping the next generation pursue higher education, leadership, and service.

Since the inception of the LULAC Council 1 Scholarship Program, more than $1 million in scholarships has been awarded to deserving students throughout the Coastal Bend region. This proud legacy has been made possible through the generosity of our business leaders, community partners, and faithful supporters who believe in the power of education.

Please join us on Thursday, July 23, 2026, at the Omni Corpus Christi Hotel, 900 North Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas. A reception will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and the presentation of scholarships at 7:00 p.m.

Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating education, leadership, and the bright future of our community.

65th Annual Féria de las Flores Queen

Alexandria Moriah Aphrodite San Miguel Foy H Moody High School representing the state

of

Nuevo León

66th Feria de las Flores Queen

We are granted, through our Constitution, the promise “to secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.” Yet the journey toward building “a more perfect union” has never been simple, and the struggle to ensure justice, protect our communities, and secure equal rights has demanded courage, sacrifice, and unshakeable faith in the American ideal.

For generations, Latino and Tejano families have confronted discrimination, dispossession, and exclusion first through violence and injustice, and later through barriers in education, employment, housing, and opportunity. Even as we sought only our rightful place in the American Dream, we were asked to prove, time and again, that we belonged.

But through every hardship, our families stood firm, believing that our children deserved a future greater than our past. We carry that legacy with pride.

And so, we honor those who came before us, those who endured prejudice, fought for civil rights, defended this nation in uniform, and demanded equality not just for themselves, but for all Americans.

Since 1929, LULAC has been at the forefront of that fight, protecting our rights, advancing opportunity, and standing guard over the liberties promised to every person in this country. That work continues. It must continue. Because freedom isn’t guaranteed, it is safeguarded by those willing to defend it.

Tonight, as we salute our community leaders, our military, and our protectors at home, we affirm that the struggle was not in vain—and that the dream they fought for remains alive within us.

We are here. We are ready. And the mission goes on.