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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the PowerHouse Texas Energy Policy |
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Fellowship Program have provided indispensable support during the |
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89th Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by the Texas Energy and Climate Caucus, |
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PowerHouse Texas is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization that |
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educates and cultivates policy leaders who will promote energy |
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innovation, security, and sustainability; the group's Energy |
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Policy Fellowship Program enables graduate and undergraduate |
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students with backgrounds in science, technology, engineering, and |
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environmental science to work at the Texas Capitol through |
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full-time, paid internships; and |
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WHEREAS, The initiative pairs fellows with members of the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate, providing opportunities |
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for the students to develop their leadership skills and gain |
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valuable experience in policymaking and the legislative process; |
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during their tenure, the interns also meet regularly with energy |
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technology experts, legislative staff, researchers, academics, and |
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other stakeholders; this year's cohort includes six students; and |
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WHEREAS, Andie Kapioff is serving in the office of State |
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Senator Nathan Johnson; a native of Houston, she holds a bachelor's |
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degree in political science from Swarthmore College and a master's |
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degree in climate and society from Columbia University; passionate |
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about environmental and energy law and policy, she plans to attend |
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law school after the conclusion of her fellowship; and |
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WHEREAS, Ava Peinhardt is serving in the office of State |
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Representative Todd Hunter; hailing from the Dallas-Fort Worth |
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area, she recently graduated from Trinity University with a |
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bachelor's degree in environmental studies; while developing her |
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writing skills as a student, she gained an interest in science |
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communication and environmental policy; and |
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WHEREAS, Coleman Nickum is serving in the office of State |
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Representative Erin Zwiener; a recent graduate of Rice University's |
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Professional Science Master's Program, he has interned with BCarbon |
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and Cheniere Energy; he has also been employed with the Texas |
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Commission on Environmental Quality as the lead coordinator for the |
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National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Resource Exchange |
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Network for Eliminating Waste (RENEW) programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Grace Childers is serving in the office of State |
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Representative Richard Hayes; a recent graduate of The University |
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of Texas at Austin, she holds a bachelor's degree in chemical |
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engineering; her experience in hydrogen energy systems includes |
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working as an undergraduate research assistant at the Center for |
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Electromechanics; and |
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WHEREAS, Nia Nickens is serving in the office of State |
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Representative Rafael Anchía; she recently earned her master's |
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degree in energy from Texas A&M University, where she contributed |
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to a techno-economic analysis of the electrification of |
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transportation systems in Dallas, and she has a deep interest in |
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finding ways to reduce energy burdens in low-income communities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Shipra Mishra is serving in the office of State |
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Representative Drew Darby; her experience in law and energy policy |
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includes positions with a member of the Indian Parliament and the |
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Government of India Ministry of Mines, and she has consulted with |
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the U.S. Government Accountability Office; she holds a bachelor of |
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laws degree from Gujarat National Law University and a master of |
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public administration degree from Cornell University, where she has |
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conducted research at the Climate Jobs Institute; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding fellows have performed their |
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duties with skill and dedication, and they are indeed deserving of |
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special recognition for their fine work; 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 the members of the PowerHouse Texas |
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Energy Policy Fellowship Program for their service during the 89th |
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Legislative Session and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the program's participants as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |