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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pflugerville Independent School District students |
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| 6 | 7 | | presented the documentary True Beef: From Pasture to Plate at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | South by Southwest Education Conference and Festival in 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Led by Mike Erickson, a chef and instructor at John |
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| 9 | 10 | | B. Connally High School, culinary arts students and members of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Pflugerville ISD agricultural science team took a series of field |
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| 11 | 12 | | trips to explore the full cycle of beef production and consumption |
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| 12 | 13 | | in the Lone Star State, from the stockyards to the consumer's plate; |
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| 13 | 14 | | they visited professionals in a wide range of settings, such as |
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| 14 | 15 | | ranches, livestock shows, butcher shops, and restaurants, to learn |
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| 15 | 16 | | the agricultural and culinary processes behind this important Texas |
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| 16 | 17 | | industry; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Among the Connally High culinary arts students to |
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| 18 | 19 | | participate in the project were Mairany Whetstone, Evelyn Santos, |
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| 19 | 20 | | DaTreon Taylor, Luis Briones, Diedre Schafer, Leslie Tagoe, Symeon |
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| 20 | 21 | | Cantos, Joey Vega, and Reyna Garcia; members of the district's |
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| 21 | 22 | | agricultural science team who took part were Jalen Mathis, Elaine |
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| 22 | 23 | | Jackson, Kara Gray, Macey Bunch, and Tyler Kinsey; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Produced by Austin filmmaker David Burrow and six |
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| 24 | 25 | | film students from The Art Institute of Austin, True Beef: From |
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| 25 | 26 | | Pasture to Plate follows the Pflugerville students on their journey |
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| 26 | 27 | | to better understand the beef industry; the documentary will serve |
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| 27 | 28 | | as an invaluable resource for teachers and for other students |
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| 28 | 29 | | interested in pursuing a career in the field while also showcasing |
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| 29 | 30 | | the two Pflugerville ISD programs; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Through their participation in this project, these |
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| 31 | 32 | | Pflugerville ISD students have explored an industry that |
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| 32 | 33 | | contributes significantly to the vitality of the Lone Star State, |
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| 33 | 34 | | and they are a source of great pride for their schools and their |
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| 34 | 35 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | Legislature hereby commend the culinary arts and agricultural |
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| 37 | 38 | | science students from the Pflugerville Independent School District |
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| 38 | 39 | | for their participation in the production of True Beef: From |
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| 39 | 40 | | Pasture to Plate and congratulate them on the film's screening at |
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| 40 | 41 | | SXSWedu; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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| 42 | 43 | | for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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| 43 | 44 | | of Representatives. |
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