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WHEREAS, Students from several member institutions of The |
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Texas A&M University System are providing valuable support to the |
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89th Texas Legislature while gaining experience in public service |
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as members of the Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy |
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Internship Program, the Public Policy Internship Program, the Bush |
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School of Government and Public Service Capstone Scholars Program, |
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the School of Law Residency Externship Program in Public Policy, |
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and the Tarleton State University internship program; and |
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WHEREAS, For over three decades, the Agricultural and Natural |
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Resources Policy Internship Program has sent students from the |
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Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences to |
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Austin, Washington, D.C., and abroad to work on a wide array of |
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issues; their strong background and interest in agriculture and |
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natural resources allow them to offer specialized knowledge to |
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offices; more than 1,200 students have participated in this program |
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to date; the current ANRP interns are Audrey Burchett, Caitlin |
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Castro, Jose "Diego" Chapa, Braden Clampit, Kaitlyn Cloud, Elaina |
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Estremo, Aiden Hunter, and Greyson Philippovic; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University Public Policy Internship |
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Program, established in 1999, invites students across all Texas A&M |
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University degree programs to create an interdisciplinary |
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environment for comprehensive academic training, research, and |
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policy programming; interns in the nation's capital, in Austin, and |
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abroad serve in a variety of settings that align with their |
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professional goals; approximately 1,300 students have participated |
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in this program to date; the current PPIP interns are Mazbeen Ali, |
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Jonathan Amason, Campbell Beresford, Dastan Bigarli, Jareli |
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Cavazos, Gavin Dealy, Stephanie DeCamp, Alexander Elsworth, Roger |
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Gonzalez, Annie Mosis, Sarah Olmos, Georgia Page, Haylee Plumley, |
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Natalie Portillo Franco, Snigdha Ramineni, Hayden Richards, |
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Natasha Simmons, David Taravella, Maria Tellez, Owen Thompson, |
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Sebastian Valdivia, Ezra Villarreal, Caleb White, and Pierce |
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Whitley, along with Kenneth Arreazola from Texas A&M International |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Since the 82nd Session, the Bush School of |
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Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University has sent a |
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select group of graduate students, known as Capstone Scholars, to |
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work in the legislature; these students, most of whom intend to work |
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in government positions when they graduate, bring knowledge, |
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skills, and motivation to their respective offices; their |
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legislative experiences add greatly to their professional |
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development and benefit the State of Texas in myriad ways; the |
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current Bush School Capstone interns are Nick Cooper, Katie Irwin, |
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Valerie McKeever, Julia Patterson, Sydney Ramon, Daniel Robinson, |
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Kirsten Stewart, and Erin Taravella; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas A&M School of Law Residency Externship |
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Program in Public Policy, first offered in 2016, brings law |
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students to Washington, D.C., and to Austin to serve in a variety of |
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legislative, executive, and advocacy settings that align with their |
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professional goals; students are selected for their academic |
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achievement, demonstrated interest in public service, and |
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completion of studies specific to legislation, regulation, and |
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substantive policy law; this preparation allows them to offer |
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advanced skills and knowledge to the policymakers and advocates |
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with whom they work; current Texas A&M Law students are Payton |
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Ramsey and Matthew McGrenera; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2010, Tarleton State University has sent |
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numerous interns to Austin and Washington, D.C., where they work on |
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an array of issues; their strong background and interest in public |
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policy, history, education, criminal justice, health care, and |
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agriculture, among other topics, equip them to offer specialized |
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knowledge to legislators; current Tarleton interns are Ashton |
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Maitlen, Lacy Malone, Madeleine Odom, Kaydence Vertner, and |
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Nicholla Webb; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, these programs have helped |
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exceptional students deepen their understanding of legislative |
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processes and general government functionality while developing |
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important professional skills and critical peer networks, and past |
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program participants have gone on to make vital contributions and |
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assume leadership roles in a variety of arenas; the outstanding |
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young people who are giving of their time and talents, with the |
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utmost integrity, throughout this legislative session can indeed |
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take pride in their achievements and selfless service to the Lone |
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Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the 2025 Texas A&M University System |
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policy interns and commend the current participants for their |
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diligence and commitment to excellence; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |