R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The members of Leadership Waxahachie will be in 1-2 Austin on February 18, 1997, to visit the State Capitol, an 1-3 occasion that affords the members of this chamber the opportunity 1-4 to recognize this fine civic organization; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Leadership Waxahachie is a program initiated by the 1-6 Waxahachie Chamber of Commerce to enable various community leaders 1-7 to learn more about their community, their state and local 1-8 government, and their roles as leaders in business and industry; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, The 1996 members of Leadership Waxahachie include 1-11 Candace Ahlfinger, Lacy Buckingham, Martha Fenton, Sharon Shawn, 1-12 Vivian Holubec, Dr. Charlie Osborn, Cindy Crowder, Kineta Halford, 1-13 Tony Spaniel, and Jeff Wallace, and the group's cochairmen are past 1-14 participants Melissa Morrison and Nick Hester; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The interest of these citizens in the operations of 1-16 state government, and, in particular, the legislative process, 1-17 merits special recognition, as this type of commitment forms the 1-18 very backbone of the democratic process; now, therefore, be it 1-19 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-20 Legislature hereby commend the members of Leadership Waxahachie for 1-21 their community involvement and extend to them a warm welcome on 1-22 the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol; and, be it 1-23 further 1-24 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-1 for the members of Leadership Waxahachie as an expression of high 2-2 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Pitts _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 164 was adopted by the House on February 18, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House