Bill Text: TX HR152 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Brent Weiss of Panhandle Boy Scout Troop No. 501 on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-30 - Reported enrolled [HR152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR152-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 152 |
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WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America | ||
has helped young men build character, become responsible citizens, | ||
and develop their abilities in a wide range of pursuits, and those | ||
scouts who advance through the program to its highest rank are | ||
rewarded with the Eagle Scout insignia; and | ||
WHEREAS, Only about five percent of all Boy Scouts earn the | ||
title of Eagle Scout, and Brent Weiss of Panhandle Boy Scout Troop | ||
No. 501 may now count himself in that select group; in order to | ||
obtain that notable honor, specific requirements in the areas of | ||
leadership, service, and outdoor skills must be met; an Eagle Scout | ||
needs to earn at least 21 merit badges and must also serve as a | ||
leader both in his troop and in the completion of a project that is | ||
beneficial to a school, religious institution, or community; to | ||
fulfill this obligation, Mr. Weiss repaired the handicap ramp at | ||
Conway Community Church; and | ||
WHEREAS, Many Eagle Scouts go on to further distinguish | ||
themselves in such fields as business, science, politics, and the | ||
arts; among those accomplished individuals who have achieved Eagle | ||
Scout status are astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Gerald Ford, | ||
former secretary of defense Robert Gates, jazz musician Wynton | ||
Marsalis, film director Steven Spielberg, and entrepreneur Sam | ||
Walton; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Eagle Scout program fosters self-reliance, | ||
initiative, and resourcefulness, and those same qualities that | ||
enable a scout to attain this prestigious rank will be invaluable | ||
assets to him on the road ahead; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend Eagle Scout Weiss | ||
on his outstanding achievement and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Eagle Scout Weiss as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Price | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on July | ||
29, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||