R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Scott Schuman has demonstrated understandable

 1-2     enthusiasm for the climate, cuisine, and culture of the Lone Star

 1-3     State, and he has furthermore ably served the people of Texas

 1-4     through his internship with State Representative Ken Yarbrough; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Mr. Schuman's early childhood, though happy, was

 1-6     marred by the tragic circumstance of occurring in Philadelphia, and

 1-7     he remained unaware of the gravity of his situation until the age

 1-8     of eight, when he came to Texas to visit relatives; leaving behind

 1-9     the wretched weather offered by his hometown, he stepped off his

1-10     plane into a balmy Austin spring and realized once and for all that

1-11     home is where the heat is; and

1-12           WHEREAS, In the years since, Mr. Schuman has made every

1-13     attempt to remain true to his Yankee origins while embracing Texan

1-14     traditions, Texan talk, and occasionally Texans themselves; over

1-15     time, however, he has gradually forsaken cheesecakes and cheese

1-16     steaks for fajitas and margaritas, and though he will always fondly

1-17     remember his boyhood home, he takes joy and comfort in the fact

1-18     that he will never again be expected to eat scrapple; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Although every year millions of unfortunate people

1-20     around the world are born in places that are not Texas, few are

1-21     perceptive enough to recognize the seriousness of this condition,

1-22     and fewer still have the gumption to address the problem; Scott

1-23     Schuman is one such seeker of sanctuary, and although we cannot

1-24     preempt the past, we can acknowledge and applaud this Pennsylvania

 2-1     pilgrim's typically Texan tenacity; now, therefore, be it

 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-3     Legislature hereby declare Scott Schuman to be an honorary Texan

 2-4     with all the privileges and perquisites accorded those individuals

 2-5     actually born on our state's hallowed soil; and, be it further

 2-6           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-7     prepared for Mr. Schuman as formal proof of his new status.

                                                                   Yarbrough

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 166 was adopted by the House on

         February 25, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House