R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, On April 14, 1999, a group of high school community
1-2 leaders from the Empowering Teen Leaders program will be in Austin
1-3 to observe the legislature in session; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Established under The Leadership Center, a program
1-5 in cooperation with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service of the
1-6 Texas A&M University System, Empowering Teen Leaders educates high
1-7 school students and mentors on leadership development, coalition
1-8 building, and communication; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Empowering Teen Leaders classes have worked to
1-10 improve the quality of life of young people and their families
1-11 through serving as leaders in their communities; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Since 1992, over 350 students have gone through the
1-13 Empowering Teen Leaders program, developing essential leadership
1-14 skills to take into their surrounding communities and making a
1-15 positive difference in the lives of their peers and those who will
1-16 hopefully one day follow in their footsteps; and
1-17 WHEREAS, Those students have themselves recruited more than
1-18 2,000 peer volunteers who have provided over 30,000 hours of
1-19 volunteer work, reaching almost 38,000 people in Harris County; and
1-20 WHEREAS, These young leaders contribute a much needed
1-21 positive influence in urban areas to steer kids away from drugs and
1-22 gangs and toward literacy, community involvement, and respect for
1-23 others; now, therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-1 Legislature hereby welcome these special young people to Austin and
2-2 congratulate Empowering Teen Leaders participants for all their
2-3 hard work and success; and, be it further
2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-5 prepared for the Harris County Extension Office as an expression of
2-6 high regard from the Texas House of Representatives.
Heflin
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 637 was adopted by the House on April
14, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House