mr. o'rourke. i yield to him such time as i may consume. . -- mr. o'rourke: it's a great honor to join my colleague from the state of texas in his special order hour today to recognize our history in this country when it comes to achieving civil rightsance perseverance in the face of adversity. and some of our shameful past that's been turned through the very hard work they are -- hard work, the blood, the sweat referenced to my colleague, into victory, ricketries that are not yet complete, victories we are still working on, but victories nonetheless. i thought it might be appropriate to share a little bit about the area i represent, el paso, texas, and its struggle to achieve civil rights, human rights and equality for all men under the law. i'll begin with one of my favorite stories about el paso. the story of 1949 bowie bears high school baseball team. that was team that was made up of members who lived in the segundo barrio, all mexican american members, extreme poverty, played baseball with balls made of scrap piece of clothe, gloves stitched to