H.R. No. 2119
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The 79th Texas Legislature is the second session of
the Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program, which is
sponsored by the Mexican American Legislative Leadership
Foundation and named in honor of State Representative Paul C.
Moreno and the late State Representative Irma Rangel; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding program provides opportunities for
undergraduates and graduate students from Texas to serve as policy
interns and fellows for members of the Texas House of
Representatives, who in turn contribute their time and efforts to
serve these young people as mentors and role models; and
WHEREAS, Internships and fellowships offered by the
Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Foundation are awarded on a
competitive basis and offer the best and brightest young Texans
opportunities to learn about the formulation of public policy and
the legislative process firsthand from elected officials and state
agency representatives; and
WHEREAS, The students selected to participate in the 2005
program are: Aaron Barrera from Houston, serving in the office of
State Representative Rene Oliveira; Claudia Briseño from
Brownsville, serving in the office of State Representative Norma
Chavez; Adell Cruz from Austin, serving in the office of State
Representative Dora Olivo; Nicole Drozd from San Antonio, serving
in the office of State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer; Oriana
Fernandez from Eagle Pass, serving in the office of State
Representative Lon Burnam; Luis Galvan from Odessa, serving in the
office of State Representative Pete P. Gallego; Eliseo Garza from
Edinburg, serving in the office of State Representative Jim Solis;
Mia Garza from Hebbronville, serving in the office of State
Representative Elvira Reyna; Orlando Gutierrez from San Antonio,
serving in the office of State Representatives Rick and Melissa
Noriega; Luis Martinez from Dallas, serving in the office of State
Representative Roberto Alonzo; Zulema Mendoza from Dallas, serving
in the office of State Representative Joe Moreno; Lizette Montiel
from Laredo, serving in the office of State Representative Richard
Raymond; and Corrina Noriega from San Benito, serving in the office
of State Representative Carlos Uresti; and
WHEREAS, This unique leadership program, which promotes
community service and communications training, selects students
from universities across the State of Texas, thereby encouraging
diversity in government affairs while enabling those selected to
experience the satisfactions and rewards of public service; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership
Program Class of 2005 and recognize this important and progressive
initiative for its efforts to develop in young people the skills
needed by tomorrow's leaders.
Gallego
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2119 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House