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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Texas Electric Cooperatives and its member |
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organizations are celebrating 50 years of sending young adults to |
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Washington, D.C., as part of the Government-in-Action Youth Tour; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding students, selected by the member |
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cooperatives, spend a week touring national historic sites, |
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discovering Washington's diverse cultural heritage, meeting |
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U.S. congressional representatives, and learning about electric |
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cooperatives and the energy industry; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1965, 58 young men and women became the first |
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Texas Electric Cooperatives group to travel to Washington, where |
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they joined their peers from other states on the Youth Tour; sinc |
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e |
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then, a total of 3,719 Texans have completed the |
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Government-in-Action Youth Tour; the 125 teens making the trip this |
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year will start with a day in Austin to gain a deeper understanding |
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of Texas history and government; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, participants in the Government-in-Action |
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Youth Tour enjoy cultural and educational experiences that make the |
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week truly transformational, and Texas Electric Cooperatives and |
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its members are indeed deserving of recognition for providing this |
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remarkable opportunity to the future leaders of the Lone Star |
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State; 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 Texas Electric Cooperatives for its 50 |
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years of participation in the Government-in-Action Youth Tour and |
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extend to the member cooperatives and all those taking part in the |
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tour sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Texas Electric Cooperatives as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |