84R28600 BK-D

By: McClendon H.R. No. 3173

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Eduardo Zerbe, a participant in the McClendon Scholars Program, has provided valuable support as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon 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 McClendon 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, Mr. Zerbe is graduating from UTSA in May with a bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in legal studies and economics; during his college career, he has attended the Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, and he has served as a justice for the Student Government Association and a junior representative on the Honors College Student Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, In addition to these pursuits, this notable young Texan had the privilege of visiting Washington, D.C., in 2014 to take part in the Bill Archer Fellowship program, and he completed UTSA's Summer Law School Preparation Academy in 2013; maintaining a keen interest in politics, he spent a year as an intern for the Bexar County Democratic Party and has assisted in the reelection campaign of U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett; he currently serves on the board of directors for M.O.V.E. San Antonio, a nonprofit organization he helped to found in 2013 that focuses on increasing youth participation in politics; and

WHEREAS, While gaining important experience in the field of public service as a member of Representative McClendon's staff, Eduardo Zerbe 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 Eduardo Zerbe for his work as a McClendon Scholar and legislative intern in the office of State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further

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