Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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1	1	89R25560 KRT-D
2	2	By: Dyson H.R. No. 910
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7	7	R E S O L U T I O N
8	8	WHEREAS, Students from several member institutions of The
9	9	Texas A&M University System are providing valuable support to the
10	10	89th Texas Legislature while gaining experience in public service
11	11	as members of the Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy
12	12	Internship Program, the Public Policy Internship Program, the Bush
13	13	School of Government and Public Service Capstone Scholars Program,
14	14	the School of Law Residency Externship Program in Public Policy,
15	15	and the Tarleton State University internship program; and
16	16	WHEREAS, For over three decades, the Agricultural and Natural
17	17	Resources Policy Internship Program has sent students from the
18	18	Texas A&M University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences to
19	19	Austin, Washington, D.C., and abroad to work on a wide array of
20	20	issues; their strong background and interest in agriculture and
21	21	natural resources allow them to offer specialized knowledge to
22	22	offices; more than 1,200 students have participated in this program
23	23	to date; the current ANRP interns are Audrey Burchett, Caitlin
24	24	Castro, Jose "Diego" Chapa, Braden Clampit, Kaitlyn Cloud, Elaina
25	25	Estremo, Aiden Hunter, and Greyson Philippovic; and
26	26	WHEREAS, The Texas A&M University Public Policy Internship
27	27	Program, established in 1999, invites students across all Texas A&M
28	28	University degree programs to create an interdisciplinary
29	29	environment for comprehensive academic training, research, and
30	30	policy programming; interns in the nation's capital, in Austin, and
31	31	abroad serve in a variety of settings that align with their
32	32	professional goals; approximately 1,300 students have participated
33	33	in this program to date; the current PPIP interns are Mazbeen Ali,
34	34	Jonathan Amason, Campbell Beresford, Dastan Bigarli, Jareli
35	35	Cavazos, Gavin Dealy, Stephanie DeCamp, Alexander Elsworth, Roger
36	36	Gonzalez, Annie Mosis, Sarah Olmos, Georgia Page, Haylee Plumley,
37	37	Natalie Portillo Franco, Snigdha Ramineni, Hayden Richards,
38	38	Natasha Simmons, David Taravella, Maria Tellez, Owen Thompson,
39	39	Sebastian Valdivia, Ezra Villarreal, Caleb White, and Pierce
40	40	Whitley, along with Kenneth Arreazola from Texas A&M International
41	41	University; and
42	42	WHEREAS, Since the 82nd Session, the Bush School of
43	43	Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University has sent a
44	44	select group of graduate students, known as Capstone Scholars, to
45	45	work in the legislature; these students, most of whom intend to work
46	46	in government positions when they graduate, bring knowledge,
47	47	skills, and motivation to their respective offices; their
48	48	legislative experiences add greatly to their professional
49	49	development and benefit the State of Texas in myriad ways; the
50	50	current Bush School Capstone interns are Nick Cooper, Katie Irwin,
51	51	Valerie McKeever, Julia Patterson, Sydney Ramon, Daniel Robinson,
52	52	Kirsten Stewart, and Erin Taravella; and
53	53	WHEREAS, The Texas A&M School of Law Residency Externship
54	54	Program in Public Policy, first offered in 2016, brings law
55	55	students to Washington, D.C., and to Austin to serve in a variety of
56	56	legislative, executive, and advocacy settings that align with their
57	57	professional goals; students are selected for their academic
58	58	achievement, demonstrated interest in public service, and
59	59	completion of studies specific to legislation, regulation, and
60	60	substantive policy law; this preparation allows them to offer
61	61	advanced skills and knowledge to the policymakers and advocates
62	62	with whom they work; current Texas A&M Law students are Payton
63	63	Ramsey and Matthew McGrenera; and
64	64	WHEREAS, Since 2010, Tarleton State University has sent
65	65	numerous interns to Austin and Washington, D.C., where they work on
66	66	an array of issues; their strong background and interest in public
67	67	policy, history, education, criminal justice, health care, and
68	68	agriculture, among other topics, equip them to offer specialized
69	69	knowledge to legislators; current Tarleton interns are Ashton
70	70	Maitlen, Lacy Malone, Madeleine Odom, Kaydence Vertner, and
71	71	Nicholla Webb; and
72	72	WHEREAS, Through the years, these programs have helped
73	73	exceptional students deepen their understanding of legislative
74	74	processes and general government functionality while developing
75	75	important professional skills and critical peer networks, and past
76	76	program participants have gone on to make vital contributions and
77	77	assume leadership roles in a variety of arenas; the outstanding
78	78	young people who are giving of their time and talents, with the
79	79	utmost integrity, throughout this legislative session can indeed
80	80	take pride in their achievements and selfless service to the Lone
81	81	Star State; now, therefore, be it
82	82	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
83	83	Legislature hereby recognize the 2025 Texas A&M University System
84	84	policy interns and commend the current participants for their
85	85	diligence and commitment to excellence; and, be it further
86	86	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
87	87	for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
88	88	of Representatives.