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H.R. No. 1809
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Five outstanding students from The University of
Texas at San Antonio make up the inaugural class of the McClendon
Legislative Service Scholars Program, and as the 79th Legislative
Session draws to a close, it is indeed appropriate to recognize
these dedicated interns; and
WHEREAS, Created by Representative Ruth Jones McClendon in
August 2004, the McClendon Legislative Service Scholars Program is
a collaborative initiative with the UTSA Institute of Law and
Public Affairs; coordinated by Professor Richard Gambitta, chair of
the political science department, the program gives undergraduate
and graduate students the opportunity to serve as interns in the
Texas House of Representatives during regular legislative
sessions; selected by a UTSA scholarship committee based on
academic credentials as well as such criteria as good judgment,
independent thinking, and professionalism, the interns were
assigned to work in the offices of members of the house throughout
the session; and
WHEREAS, An intern in the office of Representative Jim
McReynolds and a senior majoring in English and minoring in legal
studies, Brad J. Domangue earned a Certificate in Legal Reasoning
from the Institute for Law and Public Affairs; a recipient of a Time
Warner Cable scholarship, which enabled him to attend the 2004
Democratic National Convention, he plans to attend law school in
the fall of 2005; and
WHEREAS, LaTronda Sanders-Darnell has also earned a
Certificate in Legal Reasoning from the Institute for Law and
Public Affairs; this senior in political science and criminal
justice has served as an intern in Representative McClendon's
office; minoring in legal studies and African American studies, she
plans to attend law school and dedicate her career to helping the
underprivileged; and
WHEREAS, A junior majoring in political science, Alexis M.
Sampson hopes to apply her experience working as an intern for
Representative Peggy Hamric to a career in public service; she is a
member of the Umoja Black Student Network and the historian for
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; and
WHEREAS, Also majoring in political science, senior Annette
M. Zarate has been named to the National Dean's List, and she
volunteered with the Humane Society and the Good Samaritan
Children's Center and served as a registered elections judge;
particularly interested in legislation related to the health care
industry, she has served as an intern in Representative Vilma
Luna's office; and
WHEREAS, Destinee N. Waiters, also a senior in political
science, is an elected official in the UTSA Student Government
Association and speaker of the Student Assembly; she has received a
Certificate in Legal Reasoning from the Institute for Law and
Public Affairs and won the Sojourner Truth Advocacy Award for
contributions to deaf and developmentally disadvantaged children;
an intern for Representative Yvonne Davis, she plans to pursue a
career as a human or civil rights attorney; and
WHEREAS, These dedicated students have provided vital
support services to the legislature throughout the session while
gaining important firsthand experience in government, and it is a
pleasure to recognize the contributions of these accomplished young
people as well as the role of this exceptional new program in
preparing our future generation of leaders; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend the McClendon Legislative Service
Scholars Program on its successful first year and extend to Brad
Domangue, LaTronda Sanders-Darnell, Alexis Sampson, Annette
Zarate, and Destinee Waiters sincere best wishes for success in all
their endeavors; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the interns as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
McClendon
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. 1809 was adopted by the House on May
20, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House