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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Davilin Hamel, a participant in the Texas |
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Legislative Internship Program (TLIP), has rendered outstanding |
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service in the office of Representative Barbara Mallory Caraway |
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during the 82nd Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1990 and administered by the Mickey |
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Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern |
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University, TLIP provides a unique opportunity for students from |
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Texas colleges and universities to serve as interns in the Texas |
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Legislature, in state agencies, and in local government offices; |
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students receive academic credit for participating in the program, |
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which combines study and research with supervised practical |
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training; Senator Rodney Ellis serves as a program advisor, and his |
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office assists with coordinating on-site activities; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at Lamar University studying graphic |
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design, Ms. Hamel hails from Beaumont; she is a member of Alpha Phi |
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Omega, a coeducational service fraternity, and Beta Sigma Phi, a |
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cultural sorority, and she worked for the student newspaper The |
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Rattler and the literary magazine The Pecan Grove Review when she |
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attended St. Mary's University in San Antonio; she plans to draw on |
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her experience with photography and writing in a future career in |
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mass media and politics; and |
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WHEREAS, Davilin Hamel has skillfully handled a variety of |
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duties in the office of Representative Mallory Caraway and ably |
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assisted in meeting the needs of constituents, and she may reflect |
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proudly on her service as a legislative intern; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Davilin Hamel for her tireless |
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dedication and exemplary work as a participant in the Texas |
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Legislative Internship Program and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hamel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |