1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 824 |
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2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great |
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3 | 3 | | pleasure in recognizing the fifth class of the Senator Gregory |
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4 | 4 | | Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program, offered through |
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5 | 5 | | the Senate Hispanic Research Council and named in memory of |
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6 | 6 | | Senator Gregory Luna of San Antonio; and |
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7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, A true champion for the underrepresented and |
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8 | 8 | | underserved in Texas, Senator Luna dedicated his life to public |
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9 | 9 | | service and fought for educational equity; and |
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10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, As a tribute to Senator Luna's admirable work in |
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11 | 11 | | the Senate, this prestigious program was created to provide |
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12 | 12 | | opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students from |
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13 | 13 | | across the state to serve as full-time legislative assistants in |
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14 | 14 | | the Texas Senate and acquire the training necessary to become |
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15 | 15 | | successful leaders for our great state; and |
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16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, These Scholars and Fellows perform a variety of |
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17 | 17 | | legislative tasks and are learning firsthand how public policy is |
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18 | 18 | | shaped; they also coordinated the Third Biennial Senator Gregory |
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19 | 19 | | Luna Scholars Youth Leadership Institute, which assisted high |
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20 | 20 | | school students from the historic Edgewood Independent School |
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21 | 21 | | District with successful completion of their college admission |
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22 | 22 | | process and gave them an inside look at the legislative process; and |
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23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, The following Scholars and Fellows have |
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24 | 24 | | demonstrated outstanding dedication and achievement in Senate |
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25 | 25 | | offices: Anglica Aguilar from El Paso, serving in the office of |
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26 | 26 | | State Senator Judith Zaffirini; Adn Arriaga from Jasper, |
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27 | 27 | | serving in the office of State Senator John Whitmire; Natalie |
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28 | 28 | | Fontenot from Orange, serving in the office of State Senator |
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29 | 29 | | Eddie Lucio at the International Relations and Trade Committee; |
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30 | 30 | | Martha Perez Montalvo from Denton, serving in the office of State |
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31 | 31 | | Senator Kip Averitt at the Natural Resources Committee; Rodolfo |
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32 | 32 | | Morales III from Laredo, serving in the office of State Senator |
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33 | 33 | | Mario Gallegos, Jr.; Roque Planas from Virginia Beach, serving in |
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34 | 34 | | the office of State Senator Kirk Watson; Claudia Ordaz from El |
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35 | 35 | | Paso, serving in the office of State Senator Eliot Shapleigh; |
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36 | 36 | | Cristal Retana from Farmers Branch, serving in the office of |
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37 | 37 | | State Senator Jeff Wentworth; Kristilyn Rehmann from Spring, |
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38 | 38 | | serving in the office of State Senator Kel Seliger; Adrian Reyna |
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39 | 39 | | from San Antonio, serving in the office of State Senator Leticia |
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40 | 40 | | Van de Putte; Daniel Joshua Reyna from McAllen, serving in the |
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41 | 41 | | office of State Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa; James Riley from |
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42 | 42 | | Anthem, serving in the office of Lieutenant Governor David |
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43 | 43 | | Dewhurst; Ana Luz Villalobos from Austin, serving in the office |
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44 | 44 | | of State Senator Carlos Uresti; Sergio Villarreal from the Paso |
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45 | 45 | | del Norte region, serving in the office of State Senator Robert |
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46 | 46 | | Duncan at the State Affairs Committee; and Bianca Villescas from |
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47 | 47 | | Edinburg, serving in the office of State Senator Royce West; now, |
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48 | 48 | | therefore, be it |
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49 | 49 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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50 | 50 | | Legislature, hereby commend these promising students for their |
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51 | 51 | | remarkable service this session and wish them continued success |
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52 | 52 | | as they prepare to become the future leaders of our great state; |
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53 | 53 | | and, be it further |
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54 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be presented to |
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55 | 55 | | them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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56 | 56 | | Hinojosa Hinojosa |
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57 | 57 | | Hinojosa |
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58 | 58 | | Averitt Harris Shapiro Averitt Harris Shapiro |
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59 | 59 | | Averitt Harris Shapiro |
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60 | 60 | | Carona Hegar Shapleigh Carona Hegar Shapleigh |
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61 | 61 | | Carona Hegar Shapleigh |
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62 | 62 | | Davis Huffman Uresti Davis Huffman Uresti |
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63 | 63 | | Davis Huffman Uresti |
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64 | 64 | | Deuell Jackson Van de Putte Deuell Jackson Van de Putte |
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65 | 65 | | Deuell Jackson Van de Putte |
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66 | 66 | | Duncan Lucio Watson Duncan Lucio Watson |
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67 | 67 | | Duncan Lucio Watson |
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68 | 68 | | Ellis Nelson Wentworth Ellis Nelson Wentworth |
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69 | 69 | | Ellis Nelson Wentworth |
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70 | 70 | | Eltife Nichols West Eltife Nichols West |
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71 | 71 | | Eltife Nichols West |
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72 | 72 | | Estes Ogden Whitmire Estes Ogden Whitmire |
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73 | 73 | | Estes Ogden Whitmire |
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74 | 74 | | Fraser Patrick Williams Fraser Patrick Williams |
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75 | 75 | | Fraser Patrick Williams |
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76 | 76 | | Gallegos Seliger Zaffirini Gallegos Seliger Zaffirini |
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77 | 77 | | Gallegos Seliger Zaffirini |
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78 | 78 | | Dewhurst, President of the Senate |
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79 | 79 | | ________________________________ |
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80 | 80 | | President of the Senate |
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81 | 81 | | I hereby certify that the |
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82 | 82 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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83 | 83 | | the Senate on May 6, 2009. |
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84 | 84 | | ________________________________ |
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85 | 85 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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86 | 86 | | ________________________________ |
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87 | 87 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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88 | 88 | | |
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89 | 89 | | Hinojosa |
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90 | 90 | | |
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91 | 91 | | |
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92 | 92 | | |
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93 | 93 | | Averitt Harris Shapiro |
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94 | 94 | | |
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95 | 95 | | Carona Hegar Shapleigh |
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96 | 96 | | |
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97 | 97 | | Davis Huffman Uresti |
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98 | 98 | | |
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99 | 99 | | Deuell Jackson Van de Putte |
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100 | 100 | | |
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101 | 101 | | Duncan Lucio Watson |
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102 | 102 | | |
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103 | 103 | | Ellis Nelson Wentworth |
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104 | 104 | | |
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105 | 105 | | Eltife Nichols West |
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106 | 106 | | |
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107 | 107 | | Estes Ogden Whitmire |
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108 | 108 | | |
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109 | 109 | | Fraser Patrick Williams |
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110 | 110 | | |
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111 | 111 | | Gallegos Seliger Zaffirini |
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