79S11175 JNC-D

By:  Taylor                                                       H.R. No. 407



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Lauren Chandler Lanning of Houston was named Miss 
Texas USA on June 26, 2005, and she will undoubtedly represent her 
fellow citizens with dignity and grace in the Miss USA pageant in 
February 2006; and
	WHEREAS, Selected from a group of 131 lovely and talented 
contestants, Ms. Lanning was crowned Miss Texas USA on the basis of 
interview, swimsuit, and evening gown competition; committed to 
giving back to her community, she is the founder of Coins for the 
Cure, a program dedicated to raising awareness and finding a cure 
for breast cancer, and also lends her time to Shriners Hospital for 
Children, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, Boys & Girls Club of 
Greater Houston, and the Friendship Heaven Nursing Home; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Lanning is currently a student at San Jacinto 
College, where she is majoring in radio/television communications; 
she aspires to one day become an actress or television journalist; 
her younger sister, Taylor Lanning, who is currently serving as 
Miss Houston Teen USA, was named second runner-up in the 2005 Miss 
Texas Teen USA; and
	WHEREAS, Lauren Lanning serves as an outstanding goodwill 
ambassador for the Lone Star State, and she may look forward to a 
future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Lauren 
Chandler Lanning on being named Miss Texas USA 2006 and extend to 
her sincere best wishes for a successful reign; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Ms. Lanning as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.