H.R. No. 261
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
welcome the reigning Feria de las Flores Queen, Teresa Sanchez, and
contestants of the 2006 pageant to the State Capitol on April 27,
2006; and
WHEREAS, The pageant, which raises money for scholarships,
has been sponsored by LULAC Council No. 1 since 1959; through the
generous support of the South Texas business community, LULAC has
distributed more than $1 million in scholarship funds to students
throughout the Coastal Bend area; and
WHEREAS, The competition's contestants are judged in six
categories: beauty, personality, poise, costume, dance routine,
and onstage question, and the event, which is designed to pay
tribute to the heritage of Mexican American citizens, features
music, dance, and dress that typify various regions south of the
border; and
WHEREAS, Joining last year's winner, reigning queen Teresa
Sanchez, the talented individuals participating in this year's
competition are Jacqueline Castellanos, Lisa Marie Castillo, Mirna
Flores, Imelda Perales, Amber Vasquez, and Amy Velasquez; and
WHEREAS, Through their involvement, these contestants have
demonstrated great cultural pride and community spirit, and they
may indeed look forward to bright and promising futures; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby welcome Teresa Sanchez, the
reigning Queen of Feria de las Flores, and the 2006 pageant
contestants to the State Capitol and extend to them sincere best
wishes for a memorable visit; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the participants as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Luna
Herrero
Seaman
Craddick Giddings McReynolds
Allen Gonzales Menendez
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Merritt
Anchia Goodman Miller
Anderson Goolsby Moreno
Bailey Griggs Morrison
Berman Grusendorf Mowery
Blake Guillen Naishtat
Bohac Haggerty Nixon
Bonnen Hamilton Noriega
Branch Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Olivo
Brown of Brazos Harper-Brown Orr
Burnam Hartnett Otto
Callegari Hegar Paxton
Campbell Hernandez Pena
Casteel Herrero Phillips
Castro Hilderbran Pickett
Chavez Hill Pitts
Chisum Hochberg Puente
Coleman Hodge Quintanilla
Cook of Navarro Homer Raymond
Cook of Colorado Hope Reyna
Corte Hopson Riddle
Crabb Howard of Fort Bend Ritter
Crownover Howard of Travis Rodriguez
Davis of Harris Hughes Rose
Davis of Dallas Hunter Seaman
Dawson Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Delisi Isett Smith of Harris
Denny Jackson Smithee
Deshotel Jones of Lubbock Solis
Driver Jones of Dallas Solomons
Dukes Keel Strama
Dunnam Keffer of Dallas Straus
Dutton Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Edwards King of Parker Talton
Eiland King of Zavala Taylor
Eissler Kolkhorst Thompson
Elkins Krusee Truitt
England Kuempel Turner
Escobar Laney Uresti
Farabee Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Farrar Leibowitz Veasey
Flores Luna Villarreal
Flynn Madden Vo
Frost Martinez West
Gallego Martinez Fischer Wong
Gattis McCall Woolley
Geren McClendon Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 261 was adopted by the House on April
27, 2006, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House