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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 Vanessa Leigh-anne Valdez of Kingsville, |
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Betty Danielle Caraballo-Coronado, April De La Paz, Cintia |
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Hinojosa, Valerie Rangel, Geneva Salinas, and Maricella Sanchez 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. |
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Hunter |
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Scott |
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Torres |
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Lozano |
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Aliseda |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1269 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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