By Lewis of Tarrant                                   H.R. No. 1430
         77R18212 JKB-D                           
                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Alene Shawnte Riley has been an outstanding
 1-2     legislative intern in the Capitol office of State Representative
 1-3     Glenn O. Lewis, and her hard work and dedication during this 77th
 1-4     Regular Session have been important assets to Representative Lewis
 1-5     and to the constituents of House District 95; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Ms. Riley graduated from Prairie View A&M University
 1-7     Summa Cum Laude in 2000; she has served as campaign coordinator for
 1-8     a state legislative race in North Carolina, been president of her
 1-9     university's Student Government Association, and participated in
1-10     summer programs in Tanzania and Israel, where she studied the
1-11     cultures of each area and taught classes in English, American
1-12     history, and politics; and
1-13           WHEREAS, This outstanding leader is also a Public Policy and
1-14     International Affair (Woodrow Wilson) Fellow, a member of the Pi
1-15     Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, a
1-16     Congressional Black Caucus Scholar, and the recipient of the Future
1-17     African American Leadership Award presented by the Texas Black
1-18     Legislative Caucus; she has demonstrated a tremendous commitment to
1-19     her fellowman, and the knowledge and insight she has gained into
1-20     the workings of state government will assuredly serve her well in
1-21     all of her future endeavors; and
1-22           WHEREAS, With the Regular Session of the 77th Legislature
1-23     drawing to a close, it is most appropriate to honor the significant
1-24     efforts of Ms. Riley and to express appreciation for her notable
 2-1     work; now, therefore, be it
 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-3     Legislature hereby commend Alene Shawnte Riley on her tenure as an
 2-4     intern in the Capitol office of State Representative Glenn O. Lewis
 2-5     and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and
 2-6     happiness; and, be it further
 2-7           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
 2-8     prepared for Ms. Riley as an expression of high regard by the Texas
 2-9     House of Representatives.