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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A number of talented young men and women have |
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provided indispensable support as legislative interns in the office |
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of State Representative Eric Johnson during the 85th Legislative |
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Session; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the staff, these young Texans have |
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handled a wide variety of challenging tasks, including reading, |
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analyzing, and researching bills and addressing the needs of |
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constituents; in addition to gaining valuable experience in the |
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field of public service, they have learned more about the |
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legislative process and the issues facing citizens of the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, Helene Barnes, the daughter of Carol Greenfield and |
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Walton Barnes II and the stepdaughter of Keith Nordyke, is |
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currently pursuing a master's degree in educational administration |
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from The University of Texas at Austin; following her studies, she |
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looks forward to a career as an educational policy analyst or |
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consultant; and |
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WHEREAS, Andres Cerecero, the son of Jaime and Mirna |
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Cerecero, is a senior at UT-Austin, where he is earning his |
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bachelor's degree in government with a minor in Japanese; after |
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graduation, he plans to teach English in Japan for a year before |
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continuing his education at law school; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Jeff Dominguez and Stephanie Lara, |
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Brianna Dominguez is a sophomore at Texas A&M University; after |
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completing her bachelor's degree in business marketing, she hopes |
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to either go on to earn her master's degree or to start her own |
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business; and |
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WHEREAS, Aidan O'Neil, the son of Kelly and Holly O'Neil, is a |
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sophomore studying government and economics at UT-Austin; he plans |
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to continue his education at law school after completing his |
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bachelor's degree; and |
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WHEREAS, A freshman at St. Edward's University, Alejandro |
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Izaguirre is the son of Dilcia Maribel Brizuela and Maynor Bernardo |
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Izaguirre; he is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in |
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political science, and he plans to participate in the Teach for |
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America program; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Lamesha Roberts-Williams and |
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Michael Archie, Amahree Archie is a sophomore at UT-Austin, where |
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she is working toward a degree in government with a minor in African |
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and African diaspora studies; she hopes to attend law school in the |
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future; and |
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WHEREAS, Jacob Kowalski, the son of Kenneth Kowalski and |
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Willa Schlecht, is currently pursuing a master's degree in the |
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Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at UT-Austin; after |
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completing the program, he looks forward to a career in local |
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government; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at UT-Austin, Andi Leacock-Williams is the |
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daughter of Michael and Merle Bigini; she is working toward a |
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bachelor's degree in government and plans to continue her education |
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by pursuing graduate work in global policy studies and |
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international law; and |
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WHEREAS, Louisa Xie, the daughter of Qian Hu and Yiqiang Xie, |
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is currently a sophomore at UT-Dallas, where she studies |
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biochemistry; after graduation, she hopes to attend medical school; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The members of this notable group have performed |
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their duties as legislative interns with great skill and diligence, |
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and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for their fine |
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work; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the legislative interns who have served |
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in the office of State Representative Eric Johnson and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for continued success in all their |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Ms. Barnes, Mr. Cerecero, Ms. Dominguez, Mr. O'Neil, |
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Mr. Izaguirre, Ms. Archie, Mr. Kowalski, Ms. Leacock-Williams, |
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and Ms. Xie as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |