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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute is being |
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held at The University of Texas at Austin from June 1 to 6, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Hosted by the UT Center for Women's and Gender |
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Studies, NEW Leadership Texas is a nonpartisan residential program |
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that educates college women about politics and policy making and |
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encourages them to get involved in the political process; the |
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institute is part of the NEW Leadership National Network, a |
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partnership of colleges and universities from across the country |
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that is based at the Center for American Women and Politics at |
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Rutgers University; and |
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WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas has accepted 38 students for |
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the 2019 session: Zaliah Finegan of Austin College; Tiffany Pham of |
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Austin Community College; Nneka Nnaji of Brookhaven College; |
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McKenzie Holmes and Stephany Sagastume of Galveston College; Sydney |
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Eze of Houston Community College; Aurora Maldonado and Katey McCall |
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of Lamar University; Vada Garcia, Grace Gober, Maria Papita, and |
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Christina Peebles of Lone Star College-Montgomery; Reagan Stuard of |
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Midland College; Rachel Arant and Kara Egan of North Central Texas |
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College; Ariana Reyes of St. Edward's University; Aimeé Treviño of |
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St. Mary's University; Keesha Marsh of San Jacinto College North |
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Campus; Penny Pena and Maureen Rendón of Southwestern University; |
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Devin Kaiser of Texas Christian University; Jenny Crosby and Raquel |
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Morris of Texas Lutheran University; Jazmin Pantoja and Marie |
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Valdez of Texas State University; Reighley Baugh, La Toya Hart, |
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Chelsie Raymond, and Dawna-Diamond Tyson of Texas Woman's |
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University; Kelly Choi and Makayla Ponce of The University of Texas |
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at Austin; Sabrina Bustillos of UT El Paso; Natalie Manzanares and |
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Denisce Palacios of UT Rio Grande Valley; Brianna Diaz, Ana-Sofia |
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Gonzalez, and Libby Honsalek of UT San Antonio; and Ashlynn Beaird |
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of UT Tyler; and |
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WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas is an important initiative that |
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is helping to build the next generation of female leaders in the |
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Lone Star State and beyond, and it is sure to make a positive |
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difference in the lives of the students taking part in this highly |
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respected program; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the 2019 class of NEW Leadership Texas |
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and extend to its members sincere best wishes for a rewarding |
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experience; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |