SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 216

	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great 
pleasure in joining the alumni of Leadership Southeast Texas in 
designating Monday, February 24, 2003, as Leadership Southeast 
Texas Day at the State Capitol; and

	WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is a program of the 
Partnership of Southeast Texas, which includes the counties of 
Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, 
Tyler, and the Bolivar Peninsula of Galveston County; the program 
is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year; and

	WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is an educational 
program designed to identify and motivate leaders in the 
Southeast Texas region and to provide opportunities for 
leadership development while contributing to regional economic 
advancement; and

	WHEREAS, This exemplary program boasts an impressive 
membership of 441 graduates who currently reside and work in 47 
cities in Texas, in 17 states of the Continental United States, 
and in Great Britain and Belgium; its members serve as 
ambassadors for Southeast Texas and the entire Lone Star State; 
and

	WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas promotes better 
understanding of Southeast Texas and public awareness of its 
strengths and weaknesses, the obstacles and opportunities for 
its economic development, its regional unity, and its citizens' 
quality of life; and

	WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas identifies and studies 
timely issues that are significant to ongoing area business 
development; the program encourages the initiation of innovative 
approaches to these issues, as well as professional interaction 
and communication with our state's prominent leaders; and

	WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas Day in Austin provides 
an opportunity for alumni and new graduates to gather at the 
Capitol to celebrate the achievements of Southeast Texas; it is a 
privilege for the Senate to recognize these civic-minded men and 
women of the Lone Star State for their substantial contributions 
to the betterment of Texas; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby declare February 24, 2003, Leadership 
Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the 
visiting delegation best wishes for a productive and celebratory 
day; and, be it further


	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the participants in Leadership Southeast Texas as an expression 
of high regard from the Texas Senate.
                                                                        Williams
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    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on February 24, 2003.



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    Secretary of the Senate



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