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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, During the 86th Legislative Session, Hypatia |
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Sorunke has ably served her fellow Texans as a legislative aide in |
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the office of State Representative Rafael Anchia through the |
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Mexican American Legislative Leadership Fellowship; and |
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WHEREAS, Since joining the staff, Ms. Sorunke has provided |
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vital assistance in handling a wide variety of challenging tasks; |
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in addition to gaining valuable experience in the field of public |
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service, she has learned more about the legislative process and the |
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issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of San Antonio, Ms. Sorunke is currently |
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working toward bachelor's degrees in Plan II Honors and African and |
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African Diaspora Studies, with a minor in government, from The |
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University of Texas at Austin; she has served in a number of student |
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organizations, including Camp Texas, the Onyx Honor Society, the |
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Black Student Alliance, and the Big XII Council on Black Student |
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Government, and she will benefit the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Delta |
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Sigma Theta Sorority as chapter president for the 2019-2020 school |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Sorunke's numerous academic accomplishments |
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include presenting research at the Harvard Alumni of Color |
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Conference, as well as holding internships as the Plan II Honors |
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admission assistant and with Ubizo Tours in Cape Town, South |
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Africa; following the 86th Legislative Session, she plans to travel |
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to Cambridge, England, to study racial inequities in United Kingdom |
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education systems; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has performed her |
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duties as a legislative aide with skill and dedication, and she is |
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indeed deserving of special recognition for her fine work; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Hypatia Sorunke for her service as a |
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legislative aide in the office of State Representative Rafael |
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Anchia and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in all her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Sorunke as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |