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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Irma Aguirre of Mission was selected to participate |
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in the 2011 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program, and |
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during the 82nd Legislative Session, she has ably served her fellow |
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Texans as an aide in the office of the Mexican American Legislative |
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Caucus; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American Legislative |
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Leadership Foundation, the program offers outstanding university |
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students and recent graduates an opportunity to serve as full-time |
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policy interns and gain experience working with the Texas |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, A first-generation Mexican American whose parents |
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are from the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, Irma Aguirre was |
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taught at a young age to value education and graduated sixth in her |
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class from Mission High School; she went on to earn a bachelor's |
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degree in bilingual education from The University of Texas at |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Aguirre then returned to Mission to teach, and |
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her experiences in the classroom convinced her of the necessity of |
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sound educational policy and procedure and motivated her to apply |
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to the Moreno/Rangel program; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure with the Mexican |
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American Legislative Caucus, Ms. Aguirre has been of great |
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assistance to the members of the group, while acquiring knowledge |
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of issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; she has performed |
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her duties as a legislative aide with skill, perseverance, and |
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dedication, and she may indeed look forward to a rewarding future; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Irma Aguirre as a participant in the 2011 |
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Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and commend her for |
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her notable contributions to the legislative process; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Aguirre as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Martinez Fischer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2062 was adopted by the House on May |
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26, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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