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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Samantha Dominguez of El Paso was selected to |
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participate in the 2009 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership |
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Program, and during the 81st Legislative Session, she has ably |
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served her fellow Texans as an aide in the office of State |
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Representative Chente Quintanilla; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American Legislative |
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Leadership Foundation, the program offers outstanding |
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undergraduate and graduate students an opportunity to serve as |
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full-time policy interns in the offices of members of the Mexican |
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American Legislative Caucus and gain experience working with the |
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Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Dominguez graduated from The University of Texas |
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at El Paso, where she was on the Dean's List; dedicated to giving |
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back to her community, she has tutored young people through |
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Advancement Via Individual Determination and the Girl Scouts of |
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America and created a program to pair Hispanic students with an |
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attorney from the Mexican American Bar Association; in 2008, she |
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received a Gold President's Volunteer Service Award in recognition |
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of her exemplary efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure at the State Capitol, |
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Ms. Dominguez has been of great assistance to Representative |
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Quintanilla's office, while acquiring knowledge of issues facing |
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citizens of the Lone Star State; she has performed her duties as a |
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legislative aide with skill, perseverance, and dedication, and she |
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may indeed look forward to a rewarding future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Samantha Dominguez as a participant in the |
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2009 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and commend her |
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for her notable contributions to the legislative process; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Dominguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |