1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 429 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-3 joining the alumni of Leadership Southeast Texas in designating 1-4 Monday, March 22, 1999, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the 1-5 Capitol; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is a program of 1-7 partnership of Southeast Texas, which includes the counties of 1-8 Orange, Jefferson, Hardin, Tyler, Newton, Jasper, Liberty, and 1-9 Chambers plus the Bolivar Peninsula of Galveston County; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is an educational 1-11 program designed to identify and motivate leaders in the area 1-12 of Southeast Texas and to provide opportunities for leadership 1-13 development; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas promotes better 1-15 understanding of Southeast Texas including the strengths, 1-16 weaknesses, obstacles, and opportunities for economic development, 1-17 regional unity, and quality of life; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas identifies and studies 1-19 timely issues which are significant to ongoing area development 1-20 and encourages the initiation of innovative approaches to these 1-21 issues; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas provides opportunities 1-23 for communication and interaction with individuals outside the 1-24 participants' regular professional and social acquaintances; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas Day in Austin provides 2-2 an opportunity for alumni and new graduates to gather at the 2-3 Capitol to celebrate the successes of Southeast Texas; now, 2-4 therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 76th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the people of 2-7 Leadership Southeast Texas for a joyous and celebratory Leadership 2-8 Southeast Texas Day; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-10 Leadership Southeast Texas as an expression of high regard from 2-11 the Texas Senate. 2-12 Bernsen 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on March 22, 1999. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate