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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Each holiday season, the Lone Star Celebration |
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Christmas Tree welcomes visitors to the House chamber in the State |
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Capitol, and in 2024, Gabriela Garza of Edinburg North High School |
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was selected to be the designer of the ornament for House |
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District 35; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Julio and Maria Garza, Gaby Garza is |
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a junior at Edinburg North High and has distinguished herself |
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through her exceptional talent in art; she has taken the AP Drawing |
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course and received a score of 5 for her portfolio in the 2D Design |
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course, one of the highest rankings in the nation, and during her |
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sophomore year, she advanced to the statewide Visual Arts |
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Scholastic Event and won the prestigious Gold Seal Medallion; |
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moreover, she has exhibited her work to tremendous success at the |
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Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, where she was crowned grand |
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champion, and at the Rio Grande Valley Birding Festival, where she |
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was named overall champion in the art contest; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized as one of the most promising young |
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artists of the Rio Grande Valley, Ms. Garza achieved a remarkable |
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feat by being selected as a winner of the Congressional Art |
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Competition for two years in a row; as the honoree for Texas' 15th |
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Congressional District, she was chosen to have two of her pieces |
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displayed at the U.S. Capitol as part of an exhibit that is viewed |
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by millions of visitors each year; and |
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WHEREAS, In crafting the ornament for House District 35, Gaby |
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Garza is helping to further one of the State Capitol's most iconic |
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holiday traditions, and it is a pleasure to join her family, her |
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school, and her community in honoring this fine young Texan for her |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Gabriela Garza for designing the House |
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District 35 ornament for the Lone Star Celebration Christmas Tree |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all |
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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. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |