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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eduardo Zerbe, 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 State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon |
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during the 84th Texas 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, Mr. Zerbe is graduating from UTSA in May with a |
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bachelor's degree in political science and a minor in legal studies |
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and economics; during his college career, he has attended the |
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Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer Institute at |
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Carnegie Mellon University, and he has served as a justice for the |
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Student Government Association and a junior representative on the |
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Honors College Student Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to these pursuits, this notable young |
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Texan had the privilege of visiting Washington, D.C., in 2014 to |
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take part in the Bill Archer Fellowship program, and he completed |
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UTSA's Summer Law School Preparation Academy in 2013; maintaining a |
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keen interest in politics, he spent a year as an intern for the |
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Bexar County Democratic Party and has assisted in the reelection |
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campaign of U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett; he currently serves |
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on the board of directors for M.O.V.E. San Antonio, a nonprofit |
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organization he helped to found in 2013 that focuses on increasing |
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youth participation in politics; and |
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WHEREAS, While gaining important experience in the field of |
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public service as a member of Representative McClendon's staff, |
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Eduardo Zerbe 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 Eduardo Zerbe for his work as a |
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McClendon Scholar and legislative intern in the office of State |
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Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success in all his 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 Mr. Zerbe as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |