| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of more than 75 years, the |
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| 6 | 7 | | Bluebonnet Girls State Program, an initiative of the American |
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| 7 | 8 | | Legion Auxiliary, has provided invaluable educational |
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| 8 | 9 | | opportunities to the young women of our state; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Girls State program was created to teach high |
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| 10 | 11 | | school girls about the privileges and responsibilities of American |
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| 11 | 12 | | citizenship and to acquaint them with the workings of our |
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| 12 | 13 | | government through role-playing exercises; since its inception in |
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| 13 | 14 | | 1941, the program has grown from 94 participants to more than 600; |
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| 14 | 15 | | and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Countless volunteers and supporters have |
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| 16 | 17 | | contributed to the success of the Bluebonnet Girls State Program |
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| 17 | 18 | | through the years; Frances Goff, who served as its volunteer |
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| 18 | 19 | | director from 1952 to 1994, had a great deal of influence on the |
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| 19 | 20 | | program, which under her leadership became a model for other Girls |
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| 20 | 21 | | State initiatives across the country; a host of influential Texas |
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| 21 | 22 | | women were Girls State citizens, including Governor Ann Richards, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander, and Judge Bea Ann Smith of the |
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| 23 | 24 | | 3rd Court of Appeals; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The Bluebonnet Girls State Program has offered a |
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| 25 | 26 | | unique learning experience that has fostered civic awareness and |
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| 26 | 27 | | engagement among many of our past, present, and future leaders, and |
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| 27 | 28 | | the achievements of its alumnae have made our state even stronger |
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| 28 | 29 | | and more prosperous; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | hereby honor the Bluebonnet Girls State Program for its more than 75 |
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| 31 | 32 | | years of service and extend to all those affiliated with the program |
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| 32 | 33 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 34 | 35 | | prepared for the Bluebonnet Girls State Program as an expression of |
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| 35 | 36 | | high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 36 | | - | Israel |
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| 37 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 38 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 39 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on |
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| 40 | | - | April 18, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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| 41 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 43 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 152 was adopted by the Senate on May |
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| 44 | | - | 3, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 45 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 47 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Date |
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| 49 | | - | __________________ |
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| 50 | | - | Governor |
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