H.R. No. 645
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of Leadership Southeast Texas are visiting
the State Capitol on March 7, 2005, marking the fourth occasion on
which this notable organization has traveled to Austin to explore
ways to further strengthen and transform the region in which its
members live; and
WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas (LSET) is a program of
the Partnership of Southeast Texas, which includes the counties of
Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, and
Tyler and the Bolivar Peninsula of Galveston County; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1992, the initiative is designed to
identify and motivate leaders in the Southeast Texas region and to
provide opportunities for participants to hone their abilities and
learn ways to promote economic vitality; the program promotes a
better understanding of the dynamics of Southeast Texas, including
those relating to economic development, regional unity, and quality
of life; and
WHEREAS, Members of Leadership Southeast Texas also find and
implement innovative approaches to issues affecting ongoing area
business development and have opportunities to communicate with
state leaders in both professional and social settings; and
WHEREAS, Today, this outstanding venture boasts more than 500
graduates, many of whom are putting their new skills to work in 65
cities in Texas as well as in other communities across the nation
and several foreign countries; current class participants number 55
and include civic leaders, executives, and business owners;
representing a cross-section of the region, their interests are
diverse and range from business and manufacturing to local
government, chambers of commerce, nonprofits, and more; and
WHEREAS, Former and present members of Leadership Southeast
Texas may reflect with pride on the group's distinguished record of
achievement and its significant contributions to the betterment of
the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize March 7, 2005, as Leadership Southeast
Texas Day at the State Capitol and commend the group for its
important work.
Ritter
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Straus
Dukes King of Parker Swinford
Dunnam King of Zavala Talton
Dutton Kolkhorst Taylor
Edwards Krusee Thompson
Eiland Kuempel Truitt
Eissler Laney Turner
Elkins Laubenberg Uresti
Escobar Leibowitz Van Arsdale
Farabee Luna Veasey
Farrar Madden Villarreal
Flores Martinez Vo
Flynn Martinez Fischer West
Frost McCall Wong
Gallego McClendon Woolley
Gattis McReynolds Zedler
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 645 was adopted by the House on March
7, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House