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        |  | R E S O L U T I O N | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, The Economics Research Team of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo | 
      
        |  | North Early College High School earned second place at the Business | 
      
        |  | Professionals of America Regional Leadership Competition on | 
      
        |  | January 13, 2017, at South Texas College; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Business Professionals of America is a cocurricular | 
      
        |  | organization that prepares students across the country for the | 
      
        |  | professional arena by providing them with opportunities to practice | 
      
        |  | leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, For their outstanding showing at the regional | 
      
        |  | contest, PSJA team members Angel Piña, Jonathan Garza, and Aylin | 
      
        |  | Grimaldo will advance to the state-level competition, which will | 
      
        |  | take place March 1-4, 2017, in Dallas; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Each of these exemplary students has demonstrated | 
      
        |  | great initiative and ability, and they are indeed deserving of | 
      
        |  | recognition for this outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | 
      
        |  | Legislature hereby congratulate the Economics Research Team of PSJA | 
      
        |  | North Early College High School on winning second place at the | 
      
        |  | Business Professionals of America Regional Leadership Competition | 
      
        |  | and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued | 
      
        |  | success; and, be it further | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
      
        |  | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas | 
      
        |  | House of Representatives. |