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WHEREAS, Five outstanding students from The University of |
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Texas at San Antonio make up the second class of the McClendon |
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Legislative Service Scholars Program, and as the 80th Legislative |
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Session draws to a close, it is indeed appropriate to recognize |
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these dedicated interns; and |
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WHEREAS, Created by Representative Ruth Jones McClendon in |
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August 2004, the McClendon Legislative Service Scholars Program is |
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a collaborative initiative with the UTSA Institute of Law and |
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Public Affairs; coordinated by the institute's director and UTSA |
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political science professor Richard Gambitta, the program gives |
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undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to serve as |
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interns in the Texas House of Representatives during regular |
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legislative sessions; selected by a UTSA scholarship committee |
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based on academic credentials as well as such criteria as good |
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judgment, independent thinking, and professionalism, the interns |
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are assigned to work in the offices of members of the house |
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throughout the session; and |
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WHEREAS, An intern in the office of Representative Jim Pitts |
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and a biology major, Patric Hernandez is a member of the Sigma Xi |
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Scientific Research Society and attended the Maximum Impact |
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Leadership Conference of 2006; a recipient of the UTSA |
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International Education Fund Scholarship and the UTSA Honors |
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College Presidential Scholarship, he has studied in New Zealand and |
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served as an intern in U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison's office, |
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and he looks forward to a career in the field of science and public |
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policy; and |
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WHEREAS, Crystal Longoria has earned a Certificate in Legal |
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Reasoning from the UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs as well |
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as a USAA Criminal Justice Scholarship and a Bill Archer |
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Fellowship; majoring in both criminal justice and political |
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science, she has served as an intern in the office of Representative |
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Jim McReynolds; a former intern with the Congressional Hispanic |
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Caucus Institute in Washington, D.C., she has volunteered with the |
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Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and has worked as a tutor with the |
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Tomas Rivera Center; Ms. Longoria plans to work to improve the |
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funding of public education; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate student in political science, Margaret |
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Richardson has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice with a minor |
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in political science; she is a voting member of the UTSA Tuition and |
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Fees Committee and a founding member of the Initium journal, and she |
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has worked as a volunteer in the special bond election for Alamo |
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Community College; an intern in the office of Representative Jose |
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Menendez, she hopes to use her internship as a foundation for |
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becoming an advocate for her community; and |
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WHEREAS, Also a political science graduate student, Melissa |
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Rosser earned her bachelor's degree in political science with a |
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minor in sociology; a former summer intern with the U.S. Census |
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Bureau in Washington, D.C., she has served as a teaching assistant |
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for the UTSA political science department and a research assistant |
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for the UTSA Media and Elections Studio; she has been an officer of |
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the Sam Houston Democrats and a volunteer for various campaigns |
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with the Walker County Democratic Party; this session, she has |
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served as an intern in the office of Representative Dawnna Dukes; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Joel Tabar, a criminal justice major and the holder |
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of a Certificate in Legal Reasoning, has held office as president of |
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the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society, vice president of |
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the Alpha Chi Honor Society, and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Omega Nu |
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Epsilon Criminal Justice Fraternity; he has served his country in |
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the Air Force ROTC and works as a supplemental instructor in |
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criminal justice at UTSA; an intern for Representative McClendon, |
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he has worked with the UTSA Voter Registration Drive and Habitat for |
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Humanity and looks forward to a future in public policy; and |
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WHEREAS, These dedicated students have provided vital |
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support services to the legislature throughout the session while |
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gaining important firsthand experience in government, and it is a |
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pleasure to recognize the contributions of these accomplished young |
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people as well as the role of this exceptional program in preparing |
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our future generation of leaders; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the McClendon Legislative Service |
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Scholars Program on its successful second year and extend to Patric |
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Hernandez, Crystal Longoria, Margaret Richardson, Melissa Rosser, |
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and Joel Tabar sincere best wishes for success in all their |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the interns as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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| Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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| Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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| Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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| Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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| Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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| Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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| Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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| Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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| Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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| Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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| Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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| Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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| Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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| Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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| Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2473 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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