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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alejandra Robledo has earned great distinction for |
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herself as a winner of the second annual Celebration of Spanglish |
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Day Creative Writing Contest; and |
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WHEREAS, This unique competition was sponsored by the Fourth |
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National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language; Ms. Robledo |
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won in the college short story category, and she was honored along |
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with the other winners at the symposium's meeting at the University |
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of California, Irvine, on February 16, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Laredo, Ms. Robledo grew up in McAllen, |
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and as a child, she spent a great deal of time on her grandparents' |
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ranch in Mexico, learning Spanish as her first language before |
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mastering English in grade school; now fully bilingual, she is |
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writing award-winning student fiction as a junior at The University |
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of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Robledo is currently majoring in international |
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relations and global studies and minoring in Latin American studies |
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at UT, and during the 85th Texas Legislative Session, she is serving |
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as a policy intern in the office of State Representative Oscar |
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Longoria; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted young Texan has proved herself to |
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possess exceptional dedication and creative talent, and she may |
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indeed take great pride in her achievement as she looks forward to |
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the challenges and opportunities that await her; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Alejandra Robledo on winning the |
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second annual Celebration of Spanglish Day Creative Writing Contest |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and a |
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bright future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Robledo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Longoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 691 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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