By: Landgraf H.R. No. 2553
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Texas Electric Cooperatives and its member
organizations are celebrating 50 years of sending young adults to
Washington, D.C., as part of the Government-in-Action Youth Tour;
and
WHEREAS, These outstanding students, selected by the member
cooperatives, spend a week touring national historic sites,
discovering Washington's diverse cultural heritage, meeting
U.S. congressional representatives, and learning about electric
cooperatives and the energy industry; and
WHEREAS, In 1965, 58 young men and women became the first
Texas Electric Cooperatives group to travel to Washington, where
they joined their peers from other states on the Youth Tour; sinc
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then, a total of 3,719 Texans have completed the
Government-in-Action Youth Tour; the 125 teens making the trip this
year will start with a day in Austin to gain a deeper understanding
of Texas history and government; and
WHEREAS, Each year, participants in the Government-in-Action
Youth Tour enjoy cultural and educational experiences that make the
week truly transformational, and Texas Electric Cooperatives and
its members are indeed deserving of recognition for providing this
remarkable opportunity to the future leaders of the Lone Star
State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Texas Electric Cooperatives for its 50
years of participation in the Government-in-Action Youth Tour and
extend to the member cooperatives and all those taking part in the
tour sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Texas Electric Cooperatives as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.