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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 561
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great |
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pleasure in joining the alumni and members of the class of 2007 |
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of Leadership Southeast Texas in designating Monday, |
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March 26, 2007, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas represents 120 |
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Southeast Texas businesses, organizations, and governmental |
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entities; the program is the result of the partnership of the |
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counties of Southeast Texas; the partnership consists of the |
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counties of Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, |
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Newton, Orange, and Tyler and the Bolivar Peninsula of |
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Galveston County; the program is celebrating its |
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15th anniversary this year; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is an educational |
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program that was founded in 1992 and is designed to identify |
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and motivate leaders in the Southeast Texas region and to provide |
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opportunities for leadership development while contributing to |
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regional economic advancement; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas is an exemplary |
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program that boasts of an impressive membership of 651 graduates |
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who currently reside and work in 47 cities in Texas, in |
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20 states of the continental United States and in Europe and the |
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Middle East; these members continue to serve as ambassadors for |
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Southeast Texas and the entire Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas works to provide the |
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citizens of the state with a better understanding of |
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Southeast Texas, including the strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, |
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and opportunities for economic development, regional unity, and |
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quality of life; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas identifies |
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and studies issues involving ongoing area business development |
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and encourages the initiation of innovative approaches to these |
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issues, as well as professional interaction and communication |
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with our state's prominent leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, In today's globalized society, communities are |
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increasingly affected by national and international forces, |
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making it even more essential that citizens stay fully informed |
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and be actively involved; local communities are often on the |
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frontlines of change, and input is especially valuable as we |
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work to establish the foundations for future progress; however, |
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events and needs are too often more impactful than the city or |
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county can address alone; opportunities and our challenges must |
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be viewed on a regional and statewide basis if there is to be |
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progress; for the Southeast Texas of the future to continue to |
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grow and thrive, it is imperative that its communities appreciate |
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the support they give each other and succeed together as a |
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region; and |
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WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol provides an opportunity for alumni to gather and |
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celebrate the achievements of Southeast Texas; it is a privilege |
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to recognize these civic-minded men and women of the |
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Lone Star State for their substantial contributions to the |
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betterment of Texas on the occasion of their program's |
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15th anniversary; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby proclaim March 26, 2007, Leadership |
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Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the |
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visiting delegation best wishes for a productive and celebratory |
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day and for continued success in their endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the participants in Leadership Southeast Texas as an expression |
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of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Williams |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 26, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |