By Heflin                                              H.R. No. 637
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                                 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 make 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
 2-1     gangs, and toward literacy, community involvement, and respect for
 2-2     others; now, therefore, be it
 2-3           RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives of the 76th
 2-4     Legislature hereby welcome these special young people to Austin and
 2-5     congratulate Empowering Teen Leaders participants for all their
 2-6     hard work and success; and, be it further
 2-7           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-8     prepared for the Harris County Extension Office as an expression of
 2-9     high regard from the Texas House of Representatives.