H.R. No. 640 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 the Texas Young Democrats on the occasion of the group's 1995 1-3 convention, which will be held April 21-23 in Austin; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Founded in 1933, this exceptional organization is 1-5 chartered through the Young Democrats of America; it boasts nearly 1-6 50 chapters with members between the ages of 14 and 35 from all 1-7 parts of the Lone Star State and includes city, county, high 1-8 school, and college chapters; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Young Democrats tirelessly 1-10 dedicate their time and energies to the promotion of positive 1-11 change in the political arena at the local, state, and federal 1-12 levels of government; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Among the many aspects of the political process in 1-14 which members of the Texas Young Democrats take part are political 1-15 campaigns, fund-raisers, and voter registration drives; and 1-16 WHEREAS, In order to be successful, our democratic form of 1-17 government requires the active participation of the citizenry, and 1-18 by encouraging young Texans to take full advantage of the cherished 1-19 liberties on which our nation was founded, the Texas Young 1-20 Democrats has performed a service truly worthy of special 1-21 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby commend the Texas Young Democrats on the 1-24 organization's many exemplary accomplishments and welcome the 2-1 members to the State Capitol on the occasion of their 1995 2-2 convention; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the Texas Young Democrats as an expression of high 2-5 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.