By:  Lucio, Luna, Madla                          S.R. No. 532
      Zaffirini, Barrientos, Truan
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, For more than 20 years, the students of
    1-3  The University of Texas School of Law have enjoyed a warm and
    1-4  amicable relationship with the students of the University of
    1-5  Guanajuato School of Law in Guanajuato, Mexico; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, This mutually beneficial friendship culminates
    1-7  each year in an exchange program in which a group of
    1-8  University of Texas law students travels to Mexico to enjoy the
    1-9  beauty and splendor of the historic city of Guanajuato; in
   1-10  addition, the students attend lectures at the University of
   1-11  Guanajuato, one of the most prestigious law schools in Mexico,
   1-12  and learn about Mexican law; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Located in the mountains northwest of Mexico City
   1-14  near one of the richest veins of silver in the hemisphere,
   1-15  Guanajuato was founded by the Spanish in 1548 and recently was
   1-16  declared a national historic monument; the city is noted for its
   1-17  picturesque winding streets and graceful Spanish architecture, and
   1-18  among the city's many fine museums and historical sites is the home
   1-19  of Diego Rivera, the celebrated Mexican artist and muralist; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, For many of the Texas students, the most enjoyable
   1-21  aspect of the trip is the friendship and hospitality of their
   1-22  Mexican hosts, and they are given an opportunity to repay that
   1-23  generosity in kind when the Mexican law students travel to Austin
    2-1  to learn about the law and culture of Texas and the United States;
    2-2  again, the visiting students are matched with hosts, who entertain
    2-3  their guests and introduce them to the unique culture and style of
    2-4  the Lone Star State; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, This program is an outstanding example of the
    2-6  amity between Texas and Mexico that surely will continue and prosper
    2-7  with the adoption of the North American Free Trade Agreement; as we
    2-8  open our borders to unprecedented economic exchange, we have the
    2-9  opportunity to increase our understanding of our cultures and
   2-10  histories and to expand on the precedents established by this
   2-11  exchange program to usher in a new age of international cooperation;
   2-12  now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-14  73rd Legislature, hereby commend the faculty and students
   2-15  participating in the exchange program between The University of Texas
   2-16  and University of Guanajuato law schools and extend to them warmest
   2-17  best wishes for many more years of continued success; and,
   2-18  be it further
   2-19        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
   2-20  prepared for the program's organizers as an expression of high
   2-21  regard from the Texas Senate.
   2-22  ______________________________     _______________________________
   2-23       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
   2-24  ______________________________     _______________________________
   2-25       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
    3-1  ______________________________     _______________________________
    3-2       Member, Texas Senate               Member, Texas Senate
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    3-4                                         President of the Senate
    3-5                                          I hereby certify that the
    3-6                                     above Resolution was adopted by
    3-7                                     the Senate on April 1, 1993.
    3-8                                     _______________________________
    3-9                                         Secretary of the Senate