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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ricco Garcia of Mission has been participating in |
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the 2013 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program, and during |
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the 83rd Legislative Session, he has ably served his fellow Texans |
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as an aide in the office of State Representative Oscar Longoria; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American Legislative |
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Leadership Foundation, this 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 to gain experience working with the Texas |
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Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of The University of Texas at Austin, Mr. |
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Garcia earned his degree in government and also studied rhetoric |
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and writing; he has held research positions with an education |
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advocacy organization and a lobbying firm, and he served as an |
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intern during the previous Texas legislative session; in addition, |
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he spent a semester working in the Washington, D.C., office of |
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United States Representative Elliot Engel; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his tenure at the State Capitol, |
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Ricco Garcia has been of great assistance to Representative |
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Longoria's office, while acquiring knowledge of issues facing |
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citizens of the Lone Star State; he has performed his duties as a |
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legislative aide with skill, perseverance, and dedication, and he |
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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 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ricco Garcia as a participant in the 2013 |
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Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and commend him for |
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his notable contributions to the legislative process; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Longoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2214 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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