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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ana Cabrera-Marquez is a participant in the |
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McClendon Scholars Program and has provided valuable support as a |
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legislative intern in the office of State Representative Senfronia |
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Thompson during the 83rd Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 2004, the McClendon Scholars Program, |
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which is also known as The University of Texas at San Antonio |
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Legislative Scholars Program, is a collaborative initiative |
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between State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the UTSA |
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Institute for Law and Public Affairs; the program gives students |
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who have an interest in public policy the opportunity to work as |
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interns at the State Capitol during legislative sessions; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Cabrera-Marquez is a graduate of Winston |
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Churchill High School in San Antonio and expects to receive her |
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bachelor's degree from UTSA in 2014 as an honors studies major with |
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a minor in legal studies and in art history and criticism; she was |
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recognized as a Carnegie Mellon Ford Fusion Scholar in 2012 and has |
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been named to the Dean's List and the UTSA Honor Roll; moreover, she |
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has served as secretary of Phi Alpha Theta and as a justice in the |
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Student Government Association, and she has participated in the |
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Summer Law School Preparation Academy; she was named third |
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runner-up at the Texas Belleza Latina Pageant and earned the title |
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of Miss Congeniality; and |
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WHEREAS, While gaining important work experience in the field |
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of public service as a member of Representative Thompson's staff, |
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Ana Cabrera-Marquez has contributed to the workings of state |
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government firsthand and learned more about the legislative process |
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and the issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; 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 Ana Cabrera-Marquez for her work as a |
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McClendon Scholar and a legislative intern in the office of State |
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Representative Senfronia Thompson and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; 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 Ms. Cabrera-Marquez as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |