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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jorge L. Reyes of El Paso was selected to |
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participate in the 2011 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership |
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Program, and during the 82nd Legislative Session, he has ably |
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served his fellow Texans as an aide in the office of State |
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Representative Roland Gutierrez; 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 in the offices of members of the Mexican American |
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Legislative Caucus and gain experience working with the Texas |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Jorge and Monica Reyes and a student in |
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the master of public administration program at The University of |
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Texas at El Paso, Jorge Reyes earned his bachelor's degree in |
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political science at UTEP in 2009; he worked full-time while an |
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undergraduate in order to pay for his education without taking on |
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debt; he has served as vice president of the Phi Alpha Delta pre-law |
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fraternity and volunteered with various other groups on campus; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Reyes has also worked for the local nonprofit |
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organization Community Scholars, which provides employment and |
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leadership development opportunities for El Paso youth; he |
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coauthored three reports on community concerns, such as health care |
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and urban development, during his time with the organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure at the State Capitol, |
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Mr. Reyes has been of great assistance to Representative |
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Gutierrez's office, while acquiring knowledge of issues including |
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transportation, voter identification, immigration, and criminal |
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justice; he has performed his duties as a legislative aide with |
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skill, perseverance, and dedication, and he may indeed look forward |
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to a rewarding future; 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 Jorge L. Reyes as a participant in the 2011 |
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Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and commend him for |
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his 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 Mr. Reyes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gutierrez |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2111 was adopted by the House on May |
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30, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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