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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Contestants of the 2011 Feria de las Flores |
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Scholarship Pageant are visiting the State Capitol on April 20, |
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2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The pageant has been sponsored by LULAC Council No. |
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1 since 1959; through the generous support of the South Texas |
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business community, LULAC has distributed more than $1.5 million in |
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scholarship funds to students throughout the Coastal Bend area; and |
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WHEREAS, The competition's contestants are judged in six |
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categories: beauty, personality, poise, costume, dance routine, |
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and onstage question, and the event, which is designed to pay |
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tribute to the heritage of Mexican American citizens, features |
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music, dance, and dress that typify various regions south of the |
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border; and |
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WHEREAS, The talented individuals participating in this |
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year's competition are Tori Bentancourt and Vanessa Leigh-anne |
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Valdez of Kingsville, Betty Danielle Caraballo-Coronado, April De |
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La Paz, Cintia Hinojosa, Valerie Rangel, and Geneva Salinas of |
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Corpus Christi, and Myriah Gomez, Bianca Silvas, and Krystella |
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Stobbs of Robstown; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their involvement, these contestants have |
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demonstrated great cultural pride and community spirit, and they |
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may indeed look forward to bright and promising futures; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the 2011 Feria de las Flores contestants |
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to the State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for a |
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memorable and meaningful visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the participants as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |