1-1                                                            S.R. No. 231

 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-4     recognizing Mr. Joaquin Triadu on the occasion of his visit to

 1-5     the Texas State Capitol on February 24, 1997; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Mr. Triadu is the Secretary General of the Office

 1-7     of the President of the autonomous region of Catalonia in the

 1-8     Kingdom of Spain; he is visiting our country under the auspices

 1-9     of the United States Information Agency's International Visitor

1-10     Program; and

1-11           WHEREAS, Formerly the Director of Communications for the

1-12     President of Catalonia, Mr. Triadu is a lawyer who has spent

1-13     most of his professional career in the governing political

1-14     party in Catalonia, occupying positions of increased importance

1-15     and responsibility; he is the author of two books on law and

1-16     history; and

1-17           WHEREAS, During Mr. Triadu's two-week professional program

1-18     in the United States, he has been observing the political party

1-19     structures and the lobbying and political action committees in

1-20     this country's political system; he has been focusing on federalism,

1-21     regionalism, and the impact of cultural diversity; and

1-22           WHEREAS, The citizens of the State of Texas are honored to

1-23     have Mr. Joaquin Triadu as a guest in the Lone Star State, and it

 2-1     is sincerely hoped that his visit here is an enjoyable and

 2-2     informative one; now, therefore, be it

 2-3           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-4     75th Legislature, hereby extend hospitality and a warm welcome to

 2-5     Mr. Joaquin Triadu and express appreciation to this distinguished

 2-6     visitor for his participation in the International Visitor Program;

 2-7     and, be it further

 2-8           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

 2-9     him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

2-10                                                    Truan

2-11           Armbrister           Galloway            Ogden

2-12           Barrientos           Harris              Patterson

2-13           Bivins               Haywood             Ratliff

2-14           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-15           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-16           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-17           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth

2-18           Ellis                Moncrief            West

2-19           Fraser               Nelson              Whitmire

2-20           Gallegos             Nixon               Zaffirini

2-21                      Bullock, President of the Senate

2-22                                  ______________________________________

2-23                                          President of the Senate

2-24                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-25                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-26                                  on February 24, 1997.

2-27                                  ______________________________________

2-28                                          Secretary of the Senate

2-29                                  ______________________________________

2-30                                            Dean of the Senate