SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 795
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Texas Legislative Internship Program Class of the
85th Legislature; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Internship Program was
established by Senator Rodney Ellis in December of 1990 and is
administered by Texas Southern University; and
WHEREAS, This excellent internship program provides a unique
opportunity for students from Texas colleges and universities to
serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, the United States
Congress, and a variety of local, state, and national governmental
agencies and public policy organizations; and
WHEREAS, Students receive academic credit for participating
in the program, which combines academic study and research with
supervised practical training; as interns, they gain firsthand
knowledge of the governmental process and work experience in a
political environment, as well as insight into the issues facing
our communities and our state today; and
WHEREAS, The participants in the Texas Legislative
Internship Program are Margaret Alfred, Garrett Auzenne, John
Bachinskas, Christopher Brault, Taylor Carter-Jones, Terra
Coffey, Anthony Collier, Brandy Douglas, Raven Douglas, Tyler
Faust, Naiyolis Garcia, Matthew Gaskin, Alejandro Guajardo,
LaTreshia Hamilton, Elizabeth Hann, Casandra Johnson, Jiovanni
Jones, Tamoria Jones, Bria Joshua, Brian King, Theodore Knatt,
Lorrianne Lucas, Fatima Mann, D'Juan Mansfield, Taren Marsaw,
Kelsey Marsh, Esperanza Martinez, Israel Martinez, Dondraius
Mayhew, Josiah Mercer, Andrew Parks, Parker Patterson, Jaime
Puente, Andrew Sanchez, Rachel Spotts, Angela Taylor, Laymond
Wilburn, Molly Wilson, and Matthew Wurst; and
WHEREAS, Program participants demonstrated resourcefulness
and diligence in the performance of their multifaceted duties and
contributed significantly to the ongoing operations in the
offices in which they served; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
Legislature, hereby commend the participants in the Texas
Legislative Internship Program on their excellent work and
extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
the class as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
West
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 25, 2017.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate