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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katrina Parkey, a participant in the McClendon |
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Scholars Program, has provided valuable support as a legislative |
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intern in the office of Speaker Joe Straus during the 84th Texas |
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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 effort between |
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State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the UTSA Institute |
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for Law and Public Affairs; the initiative gives students who have |
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an interest in public policy the opportunity to work as interns at |
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the State Capitol during legislative sessions; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at UTSA, Ms. Parkey expects to receive her |
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bachelor's degree in history and legal studies in May 2015; she |
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received a full-ride undergraduate scholarship as a Terry |
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Foundation Scholar, and she served a semester-long internship at |
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the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., as a Bill Archer Fellow; |
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she has also served as a justice in the Student Government |
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Association, and she was the family relations director of the For |
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the Kids Dance Marathon, helping to raise more than $50,000 for |
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charity; and |
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WHEREAS, While gaining important experience in the field of |
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public service as a member of Speaker Straus's staff, Katrina |
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Parkey has contributed to the workings of state government |
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firsthand and learned more about the legislative process and the |
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issues 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 Katrina Parkey for her work as a |
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McClendon Scholar and a legislative intern in the office of Speaker |
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Joe Straus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Parkey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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McClendon |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Stickland |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Collin |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Miles |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
VanDeaver |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Villalba |
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Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3171 was adopted by the House on May 30, |
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2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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