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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tina Marie Garza graduated from The University of |
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Texas at Austin on May 20, 2011, with a bachelor's degree in |
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communication studies, marking a significant milestone in her life; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Brownsville, Tina Garza has long |
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distinguished herself as a student, excelling at UIL storytelling |
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and music memory at Villareal Elementary School; from there, she |
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attended Resaca Middle School, where she discovered her love for |
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the French horn; she went on to play French horn in the marching and |
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concert bands at Los Fresnos High School, winning the respect and |
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admiration of her fellow musicians, who elected her vice president |
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of marching band and named her band sweetheart; she was further |
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active in her high school community as a member of student council |
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and the National Honor Society and as senior class historian; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Faustino and Adela Garza, Ms. Garza |
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began exploring her interest in politics at age 11, when she worked |
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on her mother's campaign for the Los Fresnos school board, and a |
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decade later she played a major role in her mother's race for the |
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Texas Southmost College Board of Trustees; Ms. Garza subsequently |
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gained experience in state government working in the offices of |
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State Representatives Tara Rios Ybarra and Armando "Mando" Martinez |
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during the 81st Legislative Session, and she currently contributes |
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to the daily operations of State Representative Jose Aliseda's |
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office as a legislative aide; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan may indeed reflect with |
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pride on her academic career with a sense of accomplishment and look |
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forward to the next exciting chapter in her life; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Tina Marie |
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Garza on her graduation from The University of Texas at Austin and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Garza as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |