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  H.C.R. No. 259
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Bardoli Global is an organization that is dedicated
  to changing the face of America among people the world over by
  encouraging student leaders of color to participate in study-abroad
  programs; and
         WHEREAS, In today's global world, international exchange is
  critical to the foreign policy, national security, and economic
  competitiveness of the United States; however, only one percent of
  all eligible American students of any ethnicity study abroad, and
  while African American, Hispanic, and Native American students make
  up over 30 percent of the undergraduate enrollment in the United
  States, only 9.5 percent of such students attend school overseas;
  and
         WHEREAS, Anthony Jewett and Michael Williams II, the founders
  of Bardoli Global, believe that international exchange is
  especially vital for minority students who strive to be leaders in
  the political, social, or economic growth of our communities; and
         WHEREAS, Named for the site of a historic 1937 meeting in
  India between Mahatma Gandhi and several prominent African American
  leaders who later helped to inspire the American civil rights
  movement, Bardoli Global holds as its goal to send 25,000 American
  students of color abroad by 2017; and
         WHEREAS, Targeting college campuses, community groups, and
  churches to encourage minority students to study abroad, the
  initiative seeks to break down barriers for such students by
  helping them with the application process, academic planning,
  financial aid, and travel preparation; and
         WHEREAS, Recognized by the Echoing Green Foundation as one of
  the world's 15 best emerging social enterprises, Bardoli Global has
  selected its inaugural group of scholars and fellows, known as the
  "Houston 100," to embark on study-abroad opportunities this summer
  and fall; participants are drawn from Houston Community College,
  the Houston Academy for International Studies, KIPP Houston High
  School, Prairie View A&M University, Rice University, St. John's
  Downtown UMC, Texas Southern University, the University of Houston,
  and the University of Houston Downtown; and
         WHEREAS, By promoting and supporting a global education for
  students of color, Bardoli Global is making a unique and
  significant contribution to the betterment of this state and
  nation; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby congratulate Bardoli Global and members of the Houston 100
  for their pioneering work in fostering international understanding
  through study abroad and extend to them sincere best wishes for
  great success with this worthwhile endeavor; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Bardoli Global as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
  Miles
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 259 was adopted by the House on May
  17, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 259 was adopted by the Senate on May
  17, 2007, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor