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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, During the 84th Regular Session, JaQuay Jackson Gray |
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has ably served her fellow Texans in the office of State |
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Representative Yvonne Davis through the Texas Legislative |
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Internship Program; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by Senator Rodney Ellis, TLIP was |
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established in 1990 and is administered by the Mickey Leland Center |
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on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern University; the program |
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provides a unique opportunity for students to serve as interns in |
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the Texas Legislature, in state agencies, and in local government |
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offices; and |
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WHEREAS, An alumna of Southern University and A&M College, |
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where she earned a bachelor's degree with honors, Ms. Gray |
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currently is pursuing a law degree at the Southern University Law |
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Center; she received an Excellence for the Future Award from the |
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Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction in 2013, and she is |
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active in student life through her service as secretary of the |
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Student Bar Association, as treasurer of Law Students for |
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Reproductive Justice, and as a member of Phi Alpha Delta, the |
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Maritime Law Society, and the SULC community service and |
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recruitment committees; moreover, she has generously volunteered |
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her time in behalf of the Greater Baton Rouge Food Bank and the |
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Louis A. Martinet Legal Society; and |
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WHEREAS, This noteworthy young woman has performed her duties |
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as a legislative intern with skill and dedication, and she has |
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gained valuable work experience in the field of public service |
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while learning more about the legislative process and the issues |
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facing citizens of the Lone Star 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 commend JaQuay Jackson Gray for her service in |
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the office of State Representative Yvonne Davis as a participant in |
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the Texas Legislative Internship Program and extend to her sincere |
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best 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. Gray as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |