85R13464 JGH-D
By: Longoria H.R. No. 691
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Alejandra Robledo has earned great distinction for
herself as a winner of the second annual Celebration of Spanglish
Day Creative Writing Contest; and
WHEREAS, This unique competition was sponsored by the Fourth
National Symposium on Spanish as a Heritage Language; Ms. Robledo
won in the college short story category, and she was honored along
with the other winners at the symposium's meeting at the University
of California, Irvine, on February 16, 2017; and
WHEREAS, A native of Laredo, Ms. Robledo grew up in McAllen,
and as a child, she spent a great deal of time on her grandparents'
ranch in Mexico, learning Spanish as her first language before
mastering English in grade school; now fully bilingual, she is
writing award-winning student fiction as a junior at The University
of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Robledo is currently majoring in international
relations and global studies and minoring in Latin American studies
at UT, and during the 85th Texas Legislative Session, she is serving
as a policy intern in the office of State Representative Oscar
Longoria; and
WHEREAS, This gifted young Texan has proved herself to
possess exceptional dedication and creative talent, and she may
indeed take great pride in her achievement as she looks forward to
the challenges and opportunities that await her; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Alejandra Robledo on winning the
second annual Celebration of Spanglish Day Creative Writing Contest
and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and a
bright future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Robledo as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.