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        |  | R E S O L U T I O N | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, A group of 11 dedicated students from The University | 
      
        |  | of Texas Rio Grande Valley have rendered outstanding service to the | 
      
        |  | Texas Legislature during the 86th Session as participants in the | 
      
        |  | Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, This initiative offers students at UTRGV an | 
      
        |  | opportunity to learn about the legislative process and to build | 
      
        |  | valuable experience while putting their skills and knowledge to | 
      
        |  | work; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, Each participant is placed with a legislative office | 
      
        |  | and is immersed in an environment that combines academic rigor with | 
      
        |  | real-world responsibility; individuals selected for this | 
      
        |  | prestigious program work full time during the session and must also | 
      
        |  | complete two political science courses for academic credit; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, This year's class of interns includes Khalid | 
      
        |  | Aboujamous, who is working in the office of Senator Judith | 
      
        |  | Zaffirini, Javier Bustos in the office of Representative Terry | 
      
        |  | Canales, Giovanni Rosas Escobedo in the office of Senator Juan | 
      
        |  | "Chuy" Hinojosa, Jesús Galindo in the office of Representative Alex | 
      
        |  | Dominguez, Mónica García in the office of Representative Oscar | 
      
        |  | Longoria, Ylana Robles in the office of Representative Armando | 
      
        |  | "Mando" Martinez, Jacquelynn Hernandez in the office of | 
      
        |  | Representative Ryan Guillen, Bertha Lance in the office of | 
      
        |  | Representative Eddie Lucio III, Erick Longoria in the office of | 
      
        |  | Senator Eddie Lucio Jr., Stacie Morales in the office of | 
      
        |  | Representative R. D. "Bobby" Guerra, and Eric Vargas in the office | 
      
        |  | of Representative Sergio Muñoz Jr.; and | 
      
        |  | WHEREAS, The members of this notable group have performed | 
      
        |  | their duties as legislative interns with great skill and diligence, | 
      
        |  | and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for their fine | 
      
        |  | work; now, therefore, be it | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | 
      
        |  | Legislature hereby commend the participants in the Rio Grande | 
      
        |  | Valley Legislative Internship Program for their contributions to | 
      
        |  | the Texas Legislature and extend to them sincere best wishes for | 
      
        |  | continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it further | 
      
        |  | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | 
      
        |  | prepared for the interns as an expression of high regard by the | 
      
        |  | Texas House of Representatives. |