By Allen H.R. No. 34 75R4177 BNL-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Leadership Southwest Class of 1996-1997 will be 1-2 in Austin on January 22, 1997, to celebrate Leadership Southwest 1-3 Day at the Capitol, and this affords the members of this chamber an 1-4 opportunity to recognize this fine program; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Leadership Southwest serves the communities of Oak 1-6 Cliff, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, DeSoto, and Lancaster, working in 1-7 partnership with those cities' chambers of commerce to provide 1-8 emerging leaders with the opportunity to learn more about 1-9 government, the legislative process, the justice system, education, 1-10 health and human services, economic development issues, and their 1-11 local economies; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Since its inception 13 years ago, the Leadership 1-13 Southwest program has trained more than 300 individuals to 1-14 effectively identify and respond to the needs of their communities, 1-15 thus enabling business, government, and community organizations to 1-16 work together to build a better future for all; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The Leadership Southwest Class of 1996-1997 includes 1-18 Adelaida Bagley, Brenda Burton, Helen Burton, Mark Connell, Raymond 1-19 Dorton, Patty Ellis, Karen Fallen, Paul David Fuentes, Robert 1-20 Hager, Rodney Harden, Olivia Harrington, Carmen Jones, Hannah 1-21 Larson, Michael Leasor, Frankie Lee, Cindy Lineberry, Tom Mahaffey, 1-22 Kathy Maples, Mike Marshall, Carolyn Mathis, Steve Meadors, Deborah 1-23 Merten, Sylvia Moreno, Steve Norwood, Suzanne Olsen, Bobby Oney, 1-24 Diane Ortiz, Linda Patton, Terry Reece, Kathryn Richey, Elnora 2-1 Robins, Craig Root, Kristina Savage, Norman Scales, Jr., Grant 2-2 Seabolt, Jr., Debbie Sharp, John Stephenson, Holly Teague, 2-3 Christopher Tolbert, Reed Vance, Teresa Watts, Peggy Wilson, and 2-4 Henry Young; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The interest of these citizens in the operations of 2-6 state government and, in particular, the legislative process merits 2-7 special recognition, as this type of commitment and dedication 2-8 forms the very backbone of the democratic process; now, therefore, 2-9 be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-11 Legislature hereby recognize January 22, 1997, as Leadership 2-12 Southwest Day at the Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the 2-13 members of the Leadership Southwest Class of 1996-1997; and, be it 2-14 further 2-15 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-16 prepared for Leadership Southwest as a commemoration of this grand 2-17 occasion and as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-18 Representatives.