Bill Text: TX HCR152 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the Bluebonnet Girls State Program for its more than 75 years of service.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-17 - Signed by the Governor [HCR152 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR152-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 152 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Over the course of more than 75 years, the | ||
| Bluebonnet Girls State Program, an initiative of the American | ||
| Legion Auxiliary, has provided invaluable educational | ||
| opportunities to the young women of our state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Girls State program was created to teach high | ||
| school girls about the privileges and responsibilities of American | ||
| citizenship and to acquaint them with the workings of our | ||
| government through role-playing exercises; since its inception in | ||
| 1941, the program has grown from 94 participants to more than 600; | ||
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| WHEREAS, Countless volunteers and supporters have | ||
| contributed to the success of the Bluebonnet Girls State Program | ||
| through the years; Frances Goff, who served as its volunteer | ||
| director from 1952 to 1994, had a great deal of influence on the | ||
| program, which under her leadership became a model for other Girls | ||
| State initiatives across the country; a host of influential Texas | ||
| women were Girls State citizens, including Governor Ann Richards, | ||
| Comptroller Carole Keeton Rylander, and Judge Bea Ann Smith of the | ||
| 3rd Court of Appeals; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Bluebonnet Girls State Program has offered a | ||
| unique learning experience that has fostered civic awareness and | ||
| engagement among many of our past, present, and future leaders, and | ||
| the achievements of its alumnae have made our state even stronger | ||
| and more prosperous; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby honor the Bluebonnet Girls State Program for its more than 75 | ||
| years of service and extend to all those affiliated with the program | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Bluebonnet Girls State Program as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Israel | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 152 was adopted by the House on | ||
| April 18, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 152 was adopted by the Senate on May | ||
| 3, 2019, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
