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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A number of future leaders have provided |
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indispensable support as participants in the Texas Legislative |
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Internship Program during the 86th Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Internship Program was |
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established by State Senator Rodney Ellis in December 1990, and it |
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is administered by Texas Southern University; the program provides |
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students from Texas colleges and universities with a unique |
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opportunity to serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, the |
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United States Congress, and a variety of local, state, and national |
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government agencies and public policy organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, Students receive academic credit for participating |
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in the program, which combines academic study and research with |
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supervised practical training; as interns, they gain firsthand |
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knowledge of the governmental process and work experience in a |
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political environment, as well as insight into the issues facing |
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our communities and our state today; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's participants in the Texas Legislative |
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Internship Program are Victoria Garcia, Jennifer Russell, Briana |
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Golden, Zainab Ghwari, Franklin Achonye, Yusuf Bavi, Paige Bostic, |
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Day Brown, Braylen Gage, Brandi Granderson, Kristopher Henny, Ellis |
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Leland, Justus Miles, Ikenna Okoro, Pedro Perez-Navejar, Sarah |
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Perkins, Kelly Peterson, John Phelan, Kathleen Roberts, Sherrell |
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Ross, Alexis Tatum, and Breana Wilson; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the diligence and resourcefulness that they |
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have demonstrated while performing a multitude of tasks, these |
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admirable young men and women have contributed significantly to the |
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offices they have served and, in turn, to the constituents who |
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reside in their districts; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Legislative |
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Internship Program Class of the 86th Legislature for their |
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excellent work and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |