84R28726 JGH-D

By: McClendon H.R. No. 3171

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Katrina Parkey, a participant in the McClendon Scholars Program, has provided valuable support as a legislative intern in the office of Speaker Joe Straus during the 84th Texas Legislature; and

WHEREAS, Created in 2004, the McClendon Scholars Program, which is also known as The University of Texas at San Antonio Legislative Scholars Program, is a collaborative effort between State Representative Ruth Jones McLendon and the UTSA Institute for Law and Public Affairs; the initiative gives students who have an interest in public policy the opportunity to work as interns at the State Capitol during legislative sessions; and

WHEREAS, A senior at UTSA, Ms. Parkey expects to receive her bachelor's degree in history and legal studies in May 2015; she received a full-ride undergraduate scholarship as a Terry Foundation Scholar, and she served a semester-long internship at the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., as a Bill Archer Fellow; she has also served as a justice in the Student Government Association, and she was the family relations director of the For the Kids Dance Marathon, helping to raise more than $50,000 for charity; and

WHEREAS, While gaining important experience in the field of public service as a member of Speaker Straus's staff, Katrina Parkey has contributed to the workings of state government firsthand and learned more about the legislative process and the issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby commend Katrina Parkey for her work as a McLendon Scholar and a legislative intern in the office of Speaker Joe Straus and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Parkey as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.