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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A number of future leaders have provided |
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| 6 | 7 | | indispensable support as participants in the Texas Legislative |
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| 7 | 8 | | Internship Program during the 86th Legislative Session; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Internship Program was |
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| 9 | 10 | | established by State Senator Rodney Ellis in December 1990, and it |
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| 10 | 11 | | is administered by Texas Southern University; the program provides |
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| 11 | 12 | | students from Texas colleges and universities with a unique |
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| 12 | 13 | | opportunity to serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, the |
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| 13 | 14 | | United States Congress, and a variety of local, state, and national |
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| 14 | 15 | | government agencies and public policy organizations; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Students receive academic credit for participating |
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| 16 | 17 | | in the program, which combines academic study and research with |
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| 17 | 18 | | supervised practical training; as interns, they gain firsthand |
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| 18 | 19 | | knowledge of the governmental process and work experience in a |
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| 19 | 20 | | political environment, as well as insight into the issues facing |
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| 20 | 21 | | our communities and our state today; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, This year's participants in the Texas Legislative |
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| 22 | 23 | | Internship Program are Victoria Garcia, Jennifer Russell, Briana |
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| 23 | 24 | | Golden, Zainab Ghwari, Franklin Achonye, Yusuf Bavi, Paige Bostic, |
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| 24 | 25 | | Day Brown, Braylen Gage, Brandi Granderson, Kristopher Henny, Ellis |
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| 25 | 26 | | Leland, Justus Miles, Ikenna Okoro, Pedro Perez-Navejar, Sarah |
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| 26 | 27 | | Perkins, Kelly Peterson, John Phelan, Kathleen Roberts, Sherrell |
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| 27 | 28 | | Ross, Alexis Tatum, and Breana Wilson; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through the diligence and resourcefulness that they |
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| 29 | 30 | | have demonstrated while performing a multitude of tasks, these |
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| 30 | 31 | | admirable young men and women have contributed significantly to the |
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| 31 | 32 | | offices they have served and, in turn, to the constituents who |
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| 32 | 33 | | reside in their districts; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Legislative |
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| 35 | 36 | | Internship Program Class of the 86th Legislature for their |
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| 36 | 37 | | excellent work and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 37 | 38 | | be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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