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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 611
	WHEREAS, The University of Texas School of Law established 
the Guanajuato Exchange Program in 1967 to be an academic and 
cultural exchange with students attending the University of 
Guanajuato in Mexico; and
	WHEREAS, During spring break each year, a group of law 
students from The University of Texas School of Law visits the 
beautiful City of Guanajuato; the students stay in the homes of 
local students, attend lectures on Mexican law, tour the city, 
and experience heartwarming hospitality; and
	WHEREAS, The colorful history and rich association of 
Texans and their neighbors to the south has been characterized
by the sharing of their cultural and legal ties; and
	WHEREAS, For the past 36 years, the exchange program 
between these two fine universities has presented a unique 
opportunity for their students to become familiar with the legal 
systems of another country; and
	WHEREAS, The exchange program provides a basis for 
enhanced understanding of the economic, political, and social 
relationships that exist between the United States and Mexico; 
and
	WHEREAS, Students from the University of Guanajuato
School of Law in Mexico will be visiting the Texas Legislature
on Wednesday, April 16, 2003, and to commemorate the 36th 
anniversary of the program, a Capitol Day has been scheduled;
the Texas Senate is especially proud to welcome the following 
visitors to the Lone Star State:  Claudia Ibet Amezcua Rodríguez, 
María del Carmen Alvarado Mendez, Jorge Aguayo Aguilar, Sergio 
Ojeda Cano, Salvador Mata Matehuala, Víctor Hugo Tolentino 
Vázquez, Claudia Rafaela Baeza García, Luz del Carmen Garcia 
Gutiérrez, Alexandra Delgado Arias, Diana Ivette Calderón 
Romero, and Karen Elizabeth Ramírez Bustamante; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
78th Legislature, hereby declare these distinguished citizens of 
Mexico to be honorary citizens of Texas with all attendant rights 
and privileges thereof; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 
the visiting delegation of the Guanajuato Exchange Program as
a memento of their participation in this important cultural 
exchange.
                                                                      Barrientos




________________________________ 
    President of the Senate
 
    I hereby certify that the 
above Resolution was adopted by 
the Senate on April 14, 2003.



________________________________ 
    Secretary of the Senate



________________________________ 
     Member, Texas Senate