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WHEREAS, Eight students from The University of Texas at San |
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Antonio have contributed indispensable support to the Texas |
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Legislature as members of the UTSA Legislative Scholars Program, |
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and as the 83rd Legislative Session draws to a close, it is indeed |
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fitting to recognize these dedicated interns; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2004, the endeavor cofounded by State |
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Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and The University of Texas at |
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San Antonio, which is also known as the McClendon Legislative |
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Scholars Program, has provided students with the unique opportunity |
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to work full-time at the State Capitol during the legislative |
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session; while serving as interns in the offices of members of the |
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Texas House of Representatives, these select undergraduate and |
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graduate students immerse themselves in the legislative process and |
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make important connections with prominent policymakers and elected |
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officials; each of the promising students chosen to participate has |
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demonstrated a commitment to public service, as well as |
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professionalism and independent thinking, and as interns, they |
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perform a number of essential tasks, including research, analysis, |
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writing, and corresponding with constituents; and |
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WHEREAS, Working in the office of Representative Dawnna |
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Dukes, Eliana Briceno is majoring in Spanish and sociology at UTSA, |
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where she was a finalist for Student Volunteer of the Year; she has |
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contributed more than 300 hours to the Volunteer Organization |
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Involving Community Education and Services, including coordinating |
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spring break trips to benefit Habitat for Humanity; she is the |
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recipient of the Outstanding Latina Student Leadership Award, among |
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other honors, and after graduating, she plans to pursue a |
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certificate in international studies at Johns Hopkins University; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ana Cabrera, who has served in the office of |
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Representative Senfronia Thompson, is majoring in honors studies |
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and minoring in legal studies and art history and criticism; a |
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member of the University Honors Student Association, she has also |
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served as a justice of the Student Government Association and as |
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secretary of Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society; and |
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WHEREAS, An intern in the office of Representative Rob Orr, |
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Samantha Link has earned a legal reasoning certificate, as well as a |
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scholarship, from the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and |
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she has attended the Summer Law School Preparation Academy at the |
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UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs; majoring in business |
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management, she plans to pursue a law degree and to enlist in the |
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U.S. Navy; and |
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WHEREAS, Travis Miller has been a welcome addition to the |
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office of Representative Jose Menendez; a founding father of the |
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UTSA chapter of Alpha Tau Omega, a leadership development |
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fraternity, Mr. Miller is also a member of the Pi Sigma Alpha |
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National Political Science Honor Society and the National Society |
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of Collegiate Scholars; he is studying political science, holds a |
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certificate in legal reasoning, and plans to attend law school; and |
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WHEREAS, Amarro Nelson, an intern in the office of |
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Representative Ruth Jones McClendon, is pursuing his graduate |
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degree in sociology, having completed his bachelor's degree at |
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George Washington University; as an undergraduate, he was the |
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community service chair for Delta Tau Delta Fraternity in |
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Washington, D.C., where he coordinated service projects and raised |
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more than $10,000 to benefit local residents; and |
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WHEREAS, Serving in the office of Representative Borris |
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Miles, Alexandra Rosales is a first-generation college student who |
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is majoring in criminal justice; she is a dedicated volunteer for |
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Hope Hospice in New Braunfels, Goodwill, and Cole Vocational |
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Services in California, where she works with adults with |
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developmental disabilities; she plans to attend law school and has |
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earned an award for logical reasoning from the UTSA Institute for |
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Law and Public Affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, Corbin Marak, an intern in the office of |
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Representative Lois Kolkhorst, has built a notable resume that |
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includes internships with Judge Cliff Brown of Austin and the |
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Office of the Attorney General Child Support Division; in addition, |
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he has volunteered for former U.S. Congressman Charles Gonzalez of |
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Texas and the First Tee of Greater Austin; a member of the National |
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Society of Collegiate Scholars, Mr. Marak hopes to one day become a |
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judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and |
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WHEREAS, Valerie Sullivan has served in the office of the |
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speaker of the house, Joe Straus; pursuing a master's degree in |
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social work, she is a former member of the U.S. Air Force Security |
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Police, for which she organized food, clothing, and blood drives, |
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and led the rebuilding of an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan; she has |
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further distinguished herself through her volunteerism in behalf of |
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Big Brothers Big Sisters, Habitat for Humanity, Special Olympics, |
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and the U.S. Army's Community Service Center; and |
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WHEREAS, The highly qualified students who make up the Class |
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of 2013 McClendon Scholars have provided a vital service to the |
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legislature throughout the session while expanding their knowledge |
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of Texas politics and government, and it is a pleasure to celebrate |
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these accomplished young people and to honor them for their notable |
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public service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Eliana Briceno, Ana Cabrera, Samantha |
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Link, Travis Miller, Amarro Nelson, Alexandra Rosales, Corbin |
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Marak, and Valerie Sullivan for their myriad contributions to state |
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government as participants in the 2013 UTSA Legislative Scholars |
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Program and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all their endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the McClendon Scholars as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Kolkhorst |
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Orr |
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Dukes |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2626 was adopted by the House on May 25, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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