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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute is being |
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held at The University of Texas at Austin from June 1 to 6, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Hosted by the UT Center for Women's and Gender |
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Studies, NEW Leadership Texas is a nonpartisan residential program |
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that educates college women about politics and policy making and |
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encourages them to get involved in the political process; the |
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institute is part of the NEW Leadership National Network, a |
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partnership of colleges and universities from across the country |
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that is based at the Center for American Women and Politics at |
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Rutgers University; and |
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WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas has accepted 38 students for |
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the 2017 session: Jessica Hayden of Austin College; Cameron Young |
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of Austin Community College; Mallory Drake and Nicole Wang of |
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Baylor University; Ariana Hayaud-Din of Brookhaven College; Ruth |
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Pineda of Collin College; Briana Blueitt of Hofstra University; |
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Winifred Evans of Huston-Tillotson University; Margaret Turner of |
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Lamar University; Dorothy Williams of McMurry University; Neethi |
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Nayak of Rice University; Camille Smith of St. Edward's University; |
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Geovanie Ordoñez of St. Mary's University; Celeste Campbell, |
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Skylar Plummer, and Kat Ralph of Texas Woman's University; Tierney |
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Thomison of Trinity University; Sara Rehman and Areli Tamayo of the |
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University of Houston; Cheryl Curtis, Kelly Meier, and Sara Ray of |
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UH Clear Lake; Brittinee Robinson of UH Downtown; Leenolia Robinson |
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of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Hannah Frosch of the |
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University of North Texas; Karen Carranza of The University of |
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Texas at Arlington; Megan Abrameit, Marina Cano, Anna Cherian, and |
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Dasia Warner of UT Austin; Madeleine Keith and Rebecca Reyes of UT |
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Dallas; Noelia Collins, Kenia Guerrero, and Raneem Karboji of UT El |
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Paso; Hope Lutteringer and Emily Pinal of UT Tyler; and Carolyn |
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García of UT Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas is an important initiative that |
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is helping to build the next generation of female leaders in the |
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Lone Star State and beyond, and it is sure to make a positive |
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difference in the lives of the students taking part in this highly |
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respected program; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the 2017 class of NEW Leadership Texas |
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and extend to its members sincere best wishes for a rewarding |
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experience; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Howard |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2303 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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