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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Fernando Mancilla of San Antonio has ably served his |
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fellow Texans as an intern in the office of State |
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Representative J. D. Sheffield during the 83rd Legislative |
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Session; and |
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WHEREAS, A student at The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. |
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Mancilla is currently pursuing studies in government and Spanish; |
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he is a Longhorn Scholar and the recipient of a Presidential |
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Achievement Scholarship; in the summer of 2010, he traveled to |
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China to study at Tsinghua University in Beijing; his affiliations |
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include Omega Delta Phi fraternity, in which he has served as vice |
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president of academics; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Mancilla has mentored middle school students |
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through the Young Knights program and served as a College Forward |
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mentor with AmeriCorps, working with 30 students and helping them |
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to apply to institutions of higher education; he has also helped |
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University of Texas freshmen make the transition to college through |
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the Longhorn Scholar program; additionally, he has held an |
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internship in the Child Support Division of the Texas Office of the |
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Attorney General; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his participation in the legislative |
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internship program, Fernando Mancilla has contributed to the work |
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of state government while enhancing his knowledge of the |
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legislative process and the issues that concern citizens of the |
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Lone Star State, and he is indeed deserving of special recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Fernando Mancilla for his service as a |
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legislative intern in the office of State Representative J. D. |
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Sheffield and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mancilla as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Sheffield of Coryell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1667 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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