| 7 | | - | Ministries of South Texas, Inc., and Texas A&M Health, the Youth |
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| 8 | | - | Citizen Scientist Program is part of a two-year study of arsenic |
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| 9 | | - | and other toxic contaminants found in drinking water supplies in |
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| 10 | | - | border colonia communities in the Rio Grande Valley; the $1.5 |
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| 11 | | - | million study funded by Methodist Healthcare Ministries is |
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| 12 | | - | scheduled for completion in 2024, and its findings will help to |
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| 13 | | - | create public policy solutions for improved water quality and to |
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| 14 | | - | equip border residents with the tools they need to safeguard |
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| 15 | | - | their overall health; and |
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| 7 | + | Ministries of South Texas, Inc., and the Texas A&M University |
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| 8 | + | School of Public Health, the Youth Citizen Scientist Program is |
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| 9 | + | part of a two-year study of arsenic and other toxic contaminants |
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| 10 | + | found in drinking water supplies in border colonia communities in |
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| 11 | + | the Rio Grande Valley; the $1.5 million study funded by Methodist |
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| 12 | + | Healthcare Ministries is scheduled for completion in 2024, and |
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| 13 | + | its findings will help to create public policy solutions for |
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| 14 | + | improved water quality and to equip border residents with the |
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| 15 | + | tools they need to safeguard their overall health; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Fourteen students from the San Carlos community |
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| 17 | 17 | | in Hidalgo County took part in the program: Jesús Barbosa, |
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| 18 | 18 | | Stephani Barbosa, Evelyn Betancourt, Zugeily Cosino, Govanny |
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| 19 | 19 | | Cruz, Martha J. Garza, Vanessa Ortiz, Darleny Reyes, Eunice |
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| 20 | 20 | | Reyna, Evelyn Rodriguez, Omar Sánchez, Donaldo Sebastián, Aaron |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sierra, and Suzette Valero; the students received 16 hours of |
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| 22 | 22 | | training and hands-on research, and following completion of the |
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| 23 | 23 | | program, they were credited with 10 hours of community service; |
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| 24 | 24 | | in addition, they were presented with a Youth Citizen Scientist |
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| 25 | 25 | | Certificate from Texas A&M Health, a letter of academic |
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| 26 | 26 | | recommendation, and water filtration systems; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, Participating schools in the Youth Citizen |
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| 28 | 28 | | Scientist Program included Progreso High School, IDEA Edinburg, |
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| 29 | 29 | | PSJA Collegiate School of Health Professions, PSJA Southwest |
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| 30 | 30 | | Early College High School, IDEA Pharr, Donna North High School, |
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| 31 | 31 | | and IDEA Alamo; and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, By taking part in the Youth Citizen Scientist |
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| 33 | 33 | | Program, these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated a |
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| 34 | 34 | | commendable interest in protecting the health and well-being of |
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| 35 | 35 | | their fellow citizens, and they indeed merit special |
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| 36 | 36 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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| 38 | 38 | | Legislature, hereby honor the Rio Grande Valley high school |
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| 39 | 39 | | students who completed the Together for a Better Tomorrow Youth |
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| 40 | 40 | | Citizen Scientist Program and extend to them sincere best wishes |
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| 41 | 41 | | for the future; and, be it further |
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| 42 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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| 43 | 43 | | prepared for the students as an expression of high regard from |
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| 44 | 44 | | the Texas Senate. |
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| 45 | 45 | | LaMantia |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | President of the Senate |
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| 48 | 48 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 49 | 49 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 50 | 50 | | the Senate on May 29, 2023. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ________________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | ________________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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