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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katherine Mendiola of Edinburg 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, she has ably |
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served her fellow Texans as an aide in the office of State |
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Representative Veronica Gonzales; 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 daughter of Patricia and Jose Mendiola, |
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Katherine Mendiola graduated magna cum laude from The University of |
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Texas--Pan American in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in political |
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science and English, and she is currently a student in the |
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university's master of public administration program; as an |
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undergraduate, she was president of the Pre-Law Society, historian |
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of the Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society, senator |
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for UTPA's College of Arts and Humanities, and reporter of the |
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Political Science Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Mendiola's desire to become involved in politics |
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grew out of her experience working as an intern for U.S. |
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Representative Henry Cuellar; she also hopes to one day practice |
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law; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure at the State Capitol, |
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Ms. Mendiola has been of great assistance to Representative |
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Gonzales'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 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Katherine Mendiola as a participant in the |
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2011 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. Mendiola as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2166 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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