H.R. No. 1489



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi Islander 
Democrats have received the Student Affairs' Organization of the 
Year Award in 2005 for their exceptional work in raising political 
awareness on campus; and
	WHEREAS, Officially organized in 2003, the Islander 
Democrats spent their first year learning the university's rules 
and requirements, and by the fall of 2004, they had launched an 
organized campaign to help elect Democrats to local, state, and 
national offices and to assist students in making informed 
decisions; and
	WHEREAS, The organization's members volunteered at the 
Nueces County Democratic Unity Headquarters during the months 
preceding the fall elections and registered more than 500 
first-time voters on campus; they also staffed a phone bank, 
distributed campaign materials, served on the ballot board, worked 
as election judges, operated an information table at the university 
center, and served as hosts for a fund-raiser for Congressman 
Solomon Ortiz; during the spring of 2005, they expanded their reach 
by participating in the local city council election, marching in 
the A&M Martin Luther King, Jr., Day parade, and sponsoring two 
movie screenings; and
	WHEREAS, Since their inception, the Islander Democrats have 
become an important part of the political life of the students of 
Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, and it is appropriate to take 
this opportunity to join in honoring the members of the group for 
their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas A&M University--Corpus 
Christi Islander Democrats on receiving the school's Student 
Affairs' Organization of the Year Award in 2005 and extend to them 
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                         Herrero

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1489 was adopted by the House on May 
20, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House