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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Texas Young Lawyers Association and its members |
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provide an important civic service by educating the youth of Texas |
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about the significance of the Civil Rights Movement, the importance |
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of community service, and the rule of law; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Young Lawyers Association is comprised of |
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more than 22,000 young lawyers throughout Texas who volunteer their |
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time for various public service projects, including the development |
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of law-focused education curricula; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Young Lawyers Association has a long and |
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successful history of generating award-winning curriculum |
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projects; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Young Lawyers Association has continued |
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its tradition of public service with the production and |
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implementation of They Had a Dream Too: Young Leaders of the Civil |
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Rights Movement; and |
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WHEREAS, They Had a Dream Too features a 25-minute video |
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narrated by Professor Julian Bond; the video highlights |
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historically significant events and people such as Brown v. Board |
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of Education of Topeka, Ruby Bridges, The Little Rock Nine, The |
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Greensboro Four, and The Freedom Riders; and |
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WHEREAS, They Had a Dream Too assists educators, challenges |
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and inspires students, and helps build future leaders by |
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highlighting the achievements of some of the thousands of youths |
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who helped change the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Special recognition shall be given to Texas Young |
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Lawyers Association president Karin Crump of Austin and board of |
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directors members Christy Albano of McKinney, Kelly-Anne Clarke of |
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Galveston, Jennifer Morris of Dallas, C.E. Rhodes of Houston, Chad |
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Ellis of Richmond, and Clint Harbour of Austin for overseeing the |
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project's implementation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize the members of the Texas Young Lawyers Association |
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and commend them for their dedicated service to the community; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be prepared for the |
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Texas Young Lawyers Association as an expression of high regard |
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from the Texas Legislature. |
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Commending the Texas Young Lawyers Association for their dedicated |
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service to the community. |