H.R. No. 2273

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Ismael Flores, Jr., is graduating from The
	University of Texas School of Law in May 2007, and he is to be
	heartily congratulated on his latest scholastic achievement; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Debra Flores and our esteemed colleague,
	the Honorable Ismael "Kino" Flores, Sr., "Kino" Flores, Jr., had
	high aspirations even as a small child, when he was known to fill in
	for his father on the House floor; and
	WHEREAS, In 2001, he graduated in the top 10 percent of his
	class at Mission High School; popular and accomplished, he made
	history by becoming Mission's first homecoming king and earned a
	number of academic accolades, including the Mission Merit Award and
	the Eagle Excellence Award; he was also named a Tech Prep Graduate,
	a Distinguished Achievement Graduate, and a Texas Scholar; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Flores went on to attend The University of Texas
	at Austin, where he majored in government and minored in Spanish; a
	member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, and the National Society of
	Collegiate Scholars, he made the National Dean's List, and in 2003,
	his 4.0 grade point average earned him the title of Distinguished
	Collegiate Scholar; he graduated with honors in May 2004; and
	WHEREAS, During his years as a law student, Mr. Flores has
	been a valued member of the Chicano/Hispanic Law Students'
	Association, serving the group as chair of the Fajita Fiesta and
	helping to establish the Dean Susana Aleman Scholarship; he also
	participated in several of the school's mock trials and served a
	federal clerkship with the Honorable Ricardo Hinojosa; and
	WHEREAS, This notable young Texan currently works for the law
	firm of Vinson & Elkins, and in his free time, he enjoys baseball,
	hunting, fishing, and breeding and racing horses; and
	WHEREAS, Committed to excellence in all of his endeavors,
	Mr. Flores may indeed reflect on his academic career with pride and
	look forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby congratulate Ismael "Kino" Flores, Jr., on his
	graduation from The University of Texas School of Law and extend to
	him sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and,
	be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Flores as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Dutton
	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
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 2273 was adopted by the House on May
	18, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House