1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 140
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
 1-3     recognize February 9, 1999, as Leadership Waxahachie Day at the
 1-4     State Capitol; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, The purpose of Leadership Waxahachie is to provide
 1-6     knowledge, development, and community involvement opportunities
 1-7     for tomorrow's leaders; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, The program is an annual forum which begins each
 1-9     fall and educates future leaders to meet existing challenges and
1-10     to accept new problems by exploring nontraditional possibilities;
1-11     and
1-12           WHEREAS, Participation in each group is limited to 10 to 24
1-13     people, and each leadership class has to develop and complete a
1-14     project during its training; and
1-15           WHEREAS, Each training course teaches the new leaders how
1-16     the community functions, and the trainees learn to work with
1-17     school, civic, and city officials to help them reach their
1-18     goals; and
1-19           WHEREAS, The course enables the participants to learn from
1-20     past successes and be creative in approaching new concepts; and
1-21           WHEREAS, Graduates of Leadership Waxahachie provide a rich
1-22     pool of leaders for the future of their communities; typically,
1-23     graduates become an integral part of their civic, business, and
1-24     professional communities by serving on local boards and commissions;
 2-1     now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-3     76th Legislature, hereby commend Leadership Waxahachie for its
 2-4     excellent contributions to the future of the Waxahachie area; and,
 2-5     be it further
 2-6           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
 2-7     expression of the high regard and esteem of the Texas Senate.
 2-8                                                                  Nelson
 2-9                                                                  Cain  
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2-11                                          President of the Senate
2-12                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-13                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-14                                  on February 4, 1999.
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2-16                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-17                                  ______________________________________
2-18                                           Member, Texas Senate
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2-20                                           Member, Texas Senate