By Chavez H.R. No. 1172 76R16884 JBR-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Girl Power! was launched on November 21, 1996, as a 1-2 national public education campaign to help encourage and empower 1-3 9-year-old to 14-year-old girls to realize their full potential; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, El Paso's Sageland Elementary School is home to one 1-6 such Girl Power! group, and 15 of its members and their mothers are 1-7 visiting Austin from May 24 to May 26, 1999, for the girls to learn 1-8 more about available career options and postsecondary educational 1-9 opportunities; their itinerary includes visits to The University of 1-10 Texas at Austin and a tour of the State Capitol; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Girl Power! is an exemplary program that provides 1-12 opportunities for girls to receive the support and attention they 1-13 need to follow their interests and reach for their dreams, and the 1-14 members of this chamber take great pride in welcoming the visiting 1-15 Girl Power! delegation to Austin; now, therefore, be it 1-16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-17 Legislature hereby commend the members of Sageland Elementary 1-18 School's Girl Power! group and their mothers for their outstanding 1-19 efforts to embrace the challenges and opportunities that await 1-20 them; and, be it further 1-21 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 1-22 prepared for the Sageland Elementary School Girl Power! group as an 1-23 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.