H.R. No. 2062
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Irma Aguirre of Mission was selected to participate
in the 2011 Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program, and
during the 82nd Legislative Session, she has ably served her fellow
Texans as an aide in the office of the Mexican American Legislative
Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Mexican American Legislative
Leadership Foundation, the program offers outstanding university
students and recent graduates an opportunity to serve as full-time
policy interns and gain experience working with the Texas
Legislature; and
WHEREAS, A first-generation Mexican American whose parents
are from the states of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, Irma Aguirre was
taught at a young age to value education and graduated sixth in her
class from Mission High School; she went on to earn a bachelor's
degree in bilingual education from The University of Texas at
Austin; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Aguirre then returned to Mission to teach, and
her experiences in the classroom convinced her of the necessity of
sound educational policy and procedure and motivated her to apply
to the Moreno/Rangel program; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of her tenure with the Mexican
American Legislative Caucus, Ms. Aguirre has been of great
assistance to the members of the group, while acquiring knowledge
of issues facing citizens of the Lone Star State; she has performed
her duties as a legislative aide with skill, perseverance, and
dedication, and she may indeed look forward to a rewarding future;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby honor Irma Aguirre as a participant in the 2011
Moreno/Rangel Legislative Leadership Program and commend her for
her notable contributions to the legislative process; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Aguirre as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Martinez Fischer
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2062 was adopted by the House on May
26, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House