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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of Latino Leaders of America are gathering |
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at the State Capitol on February 28, 2013, providing a fitting |
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occasion to pay tribute to this outstanding new organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Headquartered in Austin, Latino Leaders of America |
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was founded in 2012 to empower young Latinos to graduate from high |
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school and college and to become productive citizens and leaders at |
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the community, state, and national levels; and |
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WHEREAS, This exemplary group consists of students, |
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teachers, educators, and volunteers who are working together to |
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provide young people with support and guidance in reaching their |
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personal, educational, and professional goals; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the organization's first year, |
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LLA members have attended the 10th annual Latino Leadership Summit |
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at The University of Texas at Austin, volunteered with the Travis |
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County Sherriff's Office Brown Santa program, and assisted the |
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elderly and disabled at the Oswaldo AB Cantu/Pan American Center in |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, By working to improve academic and professional |
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opportunities for Latino youth, the members of LLA are helping to |
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set countless young Texans on the path to a brighter future; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the members and volunteers of Latino |
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Leaders of America for their efforts and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for success with their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |