| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2409 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Six engineering students from Porter High School in |
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| 6 | 6 | | the New Caney Independent School District earned great distinction |
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| 7 | 7 | | with their success in the 2022-2023 Samsung Solve for Tomorrow |
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| 8 | 8 | | competition; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Sponsored by Samsung Electronics America, Solve for |
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| 10 | 10 | | Tomorrow provides students with opportunities to gain valuable |
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| 11 | 11 | | skills in science, technology, engineering, and math while |
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| 12 | 12 | | developing projects that enact positive social change; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Facing off against nine other national finalists, |
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| 14 | 14 | | the engineering group from Porter High School was selected as one of |
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| 15 | 15 | | three national winners; the school received a $100,000 prize |
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| 16 | 16 | | package that includes classroom resources, and the students were |
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| 17 | 17 | | invited to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet with their elected |
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| 18 | 18 | | representatives and discuss issues impacting their communities; |
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| 19 | 19 | | this marks Porter High School's third consecutive Solve for |
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| 20 | 20 | | Tomorrow victory; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans won the national |
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| 22 | 22 | | contest with their entry titled "HiveHub," an innovative device |
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| 23 | 23 | | that monitors and controls temperature changes within a beehive and |
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| 24 | 24 | | records data on hive traffic, climate, and activity while |
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| 25 | 25 | | displaying live feedback through an app; ably guided by teacher |
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| 26 | 26 | | Autumn Dowdy, the group received valuable contributions from each |
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| 27 | 27 | | of its members: Caitlyn Chavez, Tristin Dowdy, River Dowdy, Michael |
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| 28 | 28 | | Robbins, Jase Gable, and Carmen Condarco; and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, With their fine showing at the Solve for Tomorrow |
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| 30 | 30 | | competition, the Porter High School students have demonstrated |
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| 31 | 31 | | tremendous skill, initiative, and dedication, and they may take |
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| 32 | 32 | | justifiable pride in their outstanding accomplishment; now, |
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| 33 | 33 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the engineering students from |
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| 36 | 36 | | Porter High School on winning the Samsung Solve for Tomorrow |
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| 37 | 37 | | competition and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Bell of Montgomery |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2409 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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