H.R. No. 403
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, DiscoverSTEM is hosting Innovation Day at the State
Capitol on March 18, 2025, providing a fitting opportunity to
commend the organization for its contributions; and
WHEREAS, Founded by aerospace scientist and inventor Mirza
Faizan in 2016, DiscoverSTEM is designed to help youth become the
innovators and problem solvers of tomorrow; its Innovation Program
is composed of the Foundation Course, where participants acquire
the knowledge and skills needed to research and innovate, and the
Implementation Course, where they put their skills to the test by
developing solutions to real-world problems; young people involved
in DiscoverSTEM benefit from the guidance and insight of the
program's team and panel of experts, which includes leading
scientists, innovators, motivational speakers, educators,
behavioral experts, technologists, corporate executives,
management consultants, and mentors; and
WHEREAS, To date, DiscoverSTEM has filed patents for hundreds
of youth ages 10 to 18, and participants have won dozens of awards
at global innovation competitions; the organization also offers a
summer program that gives high school juniors and seniors the
opportunity to improve their college applications through
patent-pending innovations, commercialized startups, and research
papers; moreover, the group further helps students through its Ivy
League Mentorship program, which aims to improve their chances of
being accepted to elite universities; and
WHEREAS, Through its many initiatives, DiscoverSTEM is
helping to prepare youth to meet the challenges and opportunities
of the future, and the organization and the bright young men and
women who are participating in Innovation Day are indeed worthy of
recognition on this special occasion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate DiscoverSTEM Innovation Day 2025 at
the State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere best
wishes for a productive and enjoyable event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Bhojani
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 403 was adopted by the House on March
13, 2025, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House