H.R. No. 156
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Girl Scouts of Central Texas are selling cookies
  in 46 counties from January 21 to February 27, 2009; and
         WHEREAS, Dedicated to building character and developing
  leadership, confidence, and social awareness among its members,
  Girl Scouts of the USA has been conducting the cookie fund-raiser
  since December 1917, and today this program remains an important
  component of the Girl Scout business and economic literacy
  initiative; by selling cookies, girls learn such life skills as
  money management, teamwork, and public speaking; revenue from the
  Girl Scout Cookie Program is directed toward the recruitment and
  training of volunteer leaders, financial assistance to keep the
  scouting program available to all, and the improvement of camps and
  other sites, as well as toward the troops' own activities; and
         WHEREAS, In 2008, more than 11,000 Girl Scouts in Central
  Texas sold 1.97 million boxes of cookies and raised approximately
  $6.8 million for the council and over $260,000 for troop programs,
  which included more than 5,000 community service projects; in
  addition, these fine young Texans collected nearly 50,000 boxes of
  cookies to send to U.S. troops overseas; and
         WHEREAS, By inspiring young women to become leaders and
  providing them with a solid foundation for future achievement, the
  Girl Scout councils of Central Texas are enriching countless lives
  and developing a host of engaged and thoughtful citizens who
  realize the value of giving back to their communities; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby commend the Girl Scouts of Central Texas for
  their community service efforts and extend to them sincere best
  wishes for a successful Girl Scout Cookie Program in 2009; and, be
  it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the Girl Scouts of Central Texas as an expression of
  high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Strama
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 156 was adopted by the House on
  January 27, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House