By:  Talton                                            H.R. No. 888
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                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, For almost 60 years, the Junior Statesmen Summer
    1-2  School has prepared high school students for leadership roles in
    1-3  our democratic society by challenging them to learn more about the
    1-4  political process through its rigorous academic programs and
    1-5  through the opportunities it affords them to meet, hear, and
    1-6  question leading political figures in American government; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, By offering summer sessions at four of the most
    1-8  prestigious universities in the nation, the Junior Statesmen
    1-9  Foundation provides young men and women from across the country a
   1-10  unique opportunity to develop leadership skills, effective
   1-11  communication techniques, and the ability to work toward common
   1-12  goals with people of diverse viewpoints and political beliefs; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Joining Georgetown University, Stanford University,
   1-14  and Yale University in hosting the Junior Statesmen Summer School
   1-15  sessions, The University of Texas at Austin will welcome 60
   1-16  outstanding Texas high school students who have demonstrated an
   1-17  exceptional interest in the functioning of state and federal
   1-18  government and a desire to learn more about the intricate workings
   1-19  of the American political system; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, In addition to undertaking the demanding academic
   1-21  coursework, which allows them to earn valuable high school honors
   1-22  or advanced placement credit, these young men and women will hear
   1-23  numerous speakers representing all branches of government as well
   1-24  as other influential participants in the political process; among
    2-1  the speakers who will address these students are the governor, the
    2-2  chief justice of the state's supreme court, members of the state
    2-3  legislature, journalists who cover state politics, and
    2-4  representatives of interests groups; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives heartily endorses
    2-6  the goals and ideals of the Junior Statesmen Summer School program
    2-7  and is proud to show its support by allowing the program's
    2-8  participants to use the house chamber as part of its activities
    2-9  this summer; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
   2-11  Legislature hereby grant the Junior Statesmen Foundation permission
   2-12  to use the house chamber, provided that the house is not in session
   2-13  and subject to house rules and policies of the Committee on House
   2-14  Administration, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 24 and July 7, 1993,
   2-15  for the purpose of conducting its program at the State Capitol.