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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, State Representative Armando Walle added to his |
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considerable record of achievement by passing the Texas State Bar |
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exam in July 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Houston and raised by a single mother, |
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Representative Walle graduated with honors from MacArthur High |
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School and earned his bachelor's degree in political science from |
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the University of Houston; the first in his family to go to college, |
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he spearheaded efforts while at UH to recruit other qualified |
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Hispanic students, and he served as a mentor for at-risk high |
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schoolers; he also participated in the Texas Legislative Internship |
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Program, sponsored by Senator Rodney Ellis; and |
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WHEREAS, Early in his career, Representative Walle worked to |
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expand community outreach efforts, such as youth sports leagues and |
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adult GED programs; he sat on the board of the Aldine-Greenspoint |
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YMCA, and he served as president of the Ambassadors International |
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Ballet Folklorico and as chair of the Harris County Tejano |
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Democrats; and |
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WHEREAS, Representative Walle began his career in public |
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service as an aide to Houston City Council member Carol Mims |
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Galloway; he went on to join the staff of Congresswoman Sheila |
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Jackson Lee and subsequently spent six years with the office of |
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Congressman Gene Green, where he oversaw such projects as |
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Immunization Day, Paying for College workshops, and senior citizen |
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issues forums; and |
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WHEREAS, Elected to the Texas House of Representatives in |
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2008, Representative Walle is currently serving his fifth term; he |
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has authored and advocated for many proposals in behalf of his |
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district, seeking to increase neighborhood safety, encourage local |
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development, and improve the quality of life in the Aldine and |
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Northside areas of Houston; he currently serves as vice chair of the |
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House Appropriations Subcommittee on Articles VI, VII, and VIII, |
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and he is a member of the Appropriations Committee, the |
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Subcommittee on Budget Transparency and Reform, and the Energy |
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Resources Committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past several years, Representative Walle |
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found time in his busy schedule to earn his J.D. at the University |
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of Houston Law Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, this dynamic public servant |
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has worked tirelessly to advance the welfare of his fellow |
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citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his deep and full |
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engagement with the issues and challenges that face the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Armando Walle on |
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passing the Texas State Bar exam and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Representative Walle as an expression of high regard |
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by his friends and colleagues in the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |