R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Laura Harring for her many significant contributions to this state 1-3 and the El Paso community; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A native of Sinaloa, Mexico, she moved with her 1-5 family to El Paso in 1978 and became a naturalized citizen the 1-6 following year; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Ms. Harring attended schools in the Lone Star State 1-8 before graduating from Aiglon College in Switzerland and after a 1-9 year of world travel, she returned to the United States and began 1-10 her career as a model; and 1-11 WHEREAS, She won the first beauty pageant she entered when 1-12 she was selected Miss El Paso in 1984 and went on to represent her 1-13 fellow Texans as Miss Texas-USA; she was crowned Miss USA in 1985, 1-14 earning further distinction as the first Hispanic woman and the 1-15 second Texan to win that title, and she went on to finish among the 1-16 top 10 finalists in the Miss Universe Pageant that year; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In addition to her noteworthy accomplishments in 1-18 these areas, Ms. Harring is also well known as an actress; she 1-19 currently plays the character Paula Stevens on the popular daytime 1-20 television drama Sunset Beach, and has previously appeared in 1-21 several series, including General Hospital, Alien Nation, Baywatch, 1-22 and Flipper, and the television film The Alamo: Thirteen Days to 1-23 Glory; and 1-24 WHEREAS, She has brought her talents to the silver screen as 2-1 well and has entertained her loyal fans with performances in the 2-2 films The Forbidden Dance--Lambada and Exit to Eden; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Her vast achievements have made her a positive role 2-4 model to countless young women, and she has demonstrated that with 2-5 hard work and determination, they too can reach their highest 2-6 potential; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate Laura Harring on her career success 2-9 and extend to her warmest best wishes for continued happiness in 2-10 all her future endeavors; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Ms. Harring as an expression of high regard by the 2-13 Texas House of Representatives. Serna _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 742 was adopted by the House on May 2, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House