H.R. No. 1500
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Andy Dang, an outstanding student at A. C. Jones
  High School in Beeville, has been named a recipient of the Joe
  Barnhart Scholarship, and he truly merits special recognition for
  this prestigious honor; and
         WHEREAS, Established by the Joe Barnhart Foundation in 1998,
  the scholarship is a $30,000 award, to be paid over a four-year
  period, that assists Beeville Independent School District high
  school students who are pursuing postsecondary education; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Dang is ranked third in the junior class at
  A. C. Jones, and he carries a demanding course load that includes
  many advanced placement and dual-credit courses; he plans on using
  the scholarship to study biomedical sciences at The University of
  Texas at San Antonio or at Baylor University, and he hopes to become
  the first person in his family to graduate from a four-year
  university; and
         WHEREAS, By demonstrating talent and commitment in his
  studies, Andy Dang serves as a positive role model for his peers,
  and he may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Andy Dang on being awarded the 2013
  Joe Barnhart Scholarship and commend him for his impressive
  achievements as a scholar; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Dang as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.
 
  Lozano
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1500 was adopted by the House on April
  24, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House