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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Meshaila Favard was crowned the Pre-Teen Division |
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winner at the 2017 Miss Juneteenth Baytown Pageant, held on June 9 |
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at the J. D. Walker Community Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Rho Omicron Omega chapter of Alpha |
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Kappa Alpha Sorority, the pageant is part of Baytown's annual |
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Juneteenth festival, which commemorates the official end of slavery |
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in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Major General Gordon |
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Granger issued an order in accordance with the Emancipation |
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Proclamation, freeing all the slaves in the State of Texas; in the |
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years since, the anniversary of this act of liberation has been |
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celebrated with gatherings that are both joyful and reflective; |
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layered with meaning, these Juneteenth observances pay tribute to |
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all those who endured the rigors of slavery, honor their |
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immeasurable contributions to the development of this state and |
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nation, and recognize the myriad accomplishments of the generations |
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that have followed; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding performance in the 2017 Miss |
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Juneteenth Baytown Pageant, Meshaila Favard has brought great pride |
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to her family and her community, and it is a pleasure to honor her |
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for this notable achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Meshaila |
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Favard on being crowned the Pre-Teen Division winner at the 2017 |
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Miss Juneteenth Baytown Pageant and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Meshaila Favard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Cain |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 490 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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