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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rio Grande Valley natives Sam and Ricco Garcia |
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achieved rare success with a self-published book, How a Goat Was |
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Elected Mayor and the Political Spring That Followed; and |
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WHEREAS, Hours after learning the surprising results of the |
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2016 presidential election, the Garcia brothers began researching |
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past political upsets; their book debuted on February 22, 2017, and |
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quickly became the top seller on Amazon in both the Local U.S. |
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Politics and Communication Policy categories; and |
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WHEREAS, The book examines numerous unexpected victories, |
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including those of Donald J. Trump, Jesse Ventura, Barack Obama, |
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and the titular goat, Clay Henry, who was legitimately elected |
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mayor of the West Texas town of Lajitas; it also addresses the |
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historic rise of Mexico's National Action Party, which ended nearly |
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nine decades of dominance by its opponent; and |
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WHEREAS, Both graduates of The University of Texas at Austin, |
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Ricco Garcia also holds a law degree from the University of Houston, |
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while Sam Garcia is currently a law student at Harvard; Sam Garcia |
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previously wrote How Goats Can Fight Poverty: Complex Problems Do |
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Not Always Need Complex Solutions; the founder of the Sustainable |
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Dairy Goat Initiative, a student-run nonprofit organization, he |
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can claim boyhood experience in goat herding, thanks to his father, |
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a defense attorney, who once accepted a herd in payment for legal |
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work; and |
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WHEREAS, Sam and Ricco Garcia have published an interesting |
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and insightful book that has found an audience eager for |
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information about the political process, and these talented young |
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authors may no doubt look forward to further career achievements; |
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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 Sam and Ricco Garcia on the success |
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of their first joint book and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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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 the Garcia brothers as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |