H.R. No. 1658

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
	recognize Stephen Rispoli for his outstanding work in the office of
	Representative Carol Kent during the 81st Legislative Session; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Rispoli has distinguished himself as a
	participant in the Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP)
	administered by the Mickey Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace
	at Texas Southern University; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1990, TLIP provides a unique
	opportunity for students from Texas colleges and universities to
	serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, in state agencies, and in
	local government offices; students receive academic credit for
	participating in the program, which combines study and research
	with supervised practical training; Senator Rodney Ellis serves as
	a program advisor, and his office assists with coordinating on-site
	activities; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Rispoli graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in
	Brownsville and is a senior at Baylor University, where he is
	pursuing a bachelor's degree in political science; he has taken an
	active role in community service endeavors during his time at
	Baylor and has held several leadership positions in Pi Kappa Alpha;
	moreover, he is a member of the Phi Alpha Delta law fraternity and
	plans to attend law school; and
	WHEREAS, During his tenure as a legislative intern, Mr.
	Rispoli has gained valuable work experience and firsthand knowledge
	of the governmental process, while also developing insight into the
	important issues facing our communities and our state; and
	WHEREAS, Diligent and resourceful, Stephen Rispoli has
	skillfully handled a variety of duties in the office of
	Representative Kent and ably assisted in meeting the needs of
	constituents, and he may reflect proudly on his service as a
	legislative intern; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
	Legislature hereby commend Stephen Rispoli for his tireless
	dedication and exemplary work as a participant in the Texas
	Legislative Internship Program and extend to him sincere best
	wishes for the future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Mr. Rispoli as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Coleman
	Kent
	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 Peña
	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. 1658 was adopted by the House on May
	12, 2009, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House