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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Sustainable Dairy Goat Initiative, a |
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student-run, nonprofit organization, seeks to help impoverished |
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individuals both at home and abroad to achieve a brighter future; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in the summer of 2014 by Samuel Garcia, the |
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SDGI provides dairy goats and other sustainable food sources to |
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those in need; currently, the group is cooperating with the colonia |
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outreach program La Union Del Pueblo Entero to assist residents of |
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colonias in Hidalgo County, where the SDGI is supplying families |
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with both goats and seed for prickly pear cactus; the prickly pear |
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was chosen for cultivation because it is an easy-to-grow plant that |
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can survive in harsh conditions and because almost every part of the |
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plant is edible; the cactus can even serve as roughage for the goats |
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when feed stocks are low; ultimately, the SDGI intends to supply 20 |
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to 30 families in the area and then help them to form a cooperative; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Another goal of the SDGI is to provide funding for |
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research related to sustainable agriculture; leaders of the |
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initiative are presently engaged in talks with the charity Farm |
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Africa to help it finance a value chain analysis in behalf of dairy |
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goat farmers in Kenya; and |
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WHEREAS, The SDGI is led by a board composed of Mr. Garcia, |
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Tom Jackson, Nelson Chen, and Will Herbst, all of whom attend The |
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University of Texas at Austin; branches of the organization have |
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been established at UT-Austin, Texas A&M University, Texas |
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Christian University, and Texas State University; and |
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WHEREAS, By working to address the complex problem of rural |
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poverty through such simple means as dairy goats, cactus seeds, and |
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cooperation, the Sustainable Dairy Goat Initiative is providing a |
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model for effective aid and helping a number of less-advantaged |
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Texans to build a more secure future for themselves and their |
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children; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Sustainable Dairy Goat Initiative for |
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its humanitarian efforts and extend to all those associated with |
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the group sincere best wishes for continued success. |
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Guerra |
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Longoria |
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Muñoz, Jr. |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 243 was adopted by the House on |
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February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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