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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Students from Incarnate Word Academy in Corpus |
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| 6 | 7 | | Christi made a fine showing at the Texas High School State Mock |
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| 7 | 8 | | Trial Competition held in Dallas from March 5-7, 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1979, the competition is |
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| 9 | 10 | | administrated by the Dallas Bar Association and organized through |
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| 10 | 11 | | the 20 Texas Education Agency Regional Service Centers; |
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| 11 | 12 | | approximately 2,000 students take part each year; and |
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| 12 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Two Incarnate Word seniors earned honorable |
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| 13 | 14 | | mention; Joshua Rasmussen was recognized in the outstanding |
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| 14 | 15 | | advocate category and Pedram Salamat was recognized in the |
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| 15 | 16 | | outstanding witness category; also contributing to the team effort |
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| 16 | 17 | | were student attorneys Michelle Ndwaru and Julio Ramos, student |
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| 17 | 18 | | witnesses Sofia Aguirre, Sean Dinh, Taylor Jones, Alma Oliva Tamez, |
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| 18 | 19 | | and Gabriella Vargas, and timekeeper Janel Soliz; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Participation in this challenging academic contest |
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| 20 | 21 | | requires hard work and many hours of preparation, and the team from |
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| 21 | 22 | | Incarnate Word Academy has brought credit to the school through its |
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| 22 | 23 | | noteworthy performance; now, therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 24 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 24 | 25 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Incarnate Word Academy team on |
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| 25 | 26 | | its accomplishments at the 2015 Texas High School State Mock Trial |
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| 26 | 27 | | Competition and extend to its members sincere best wishes for |
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| 27 | 28 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 29 | 30 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | House of Representatives. |
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