Bill Text: TX HR1213 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Alejandrina Guzman on being elected president of The University of Texas at Austin student body.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-21 - Reported enrolled [HR1213 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1213-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1213 |
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WHEREAS, Alejandrina Guzman was named student body president | ||
of The University of Texas at Austin on March 9, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Guzman has made history as both the first Latina | ||
and the first person with a physical disability to become student | ||
body president at UT; capturing 54 percent of the vote in a | ||
campus-wide runoff election, she and her running mate, Micky Wolf, | ||
campaigned on a platform that focused on six key points: fostering a | ||
more diverse and inclusive environment, improving accessibility | ||
for students with disabilities, addressing sexual assault on and | ||
around campus, lowering costs for UT students, promoting community | ||
service, and reviving the Texas vs. Texas A&M football game; and | ||
WHEREAS, A fourth-year government and Mexican American | ||
studies major, Ms. Guzman also participates in Orange Jackets, the | ||
Hispanic Student Association, the League of United Latin American | ||
Citizens, and the Friar Society; moreover, she has served as | ||
director of the Disabilities and Inclusion Agency for Student | ||
Government and of Latino Community Affairs at the Multicultural | ||
Engagement Center; and | ||
WHEREAS, Alejandrina Guzman is an inspiring leader with an | ||
exceptional ability to motivate and encourage others, and the | ||
positivity and determination that she demonstrated during the | ||
election will continue to serve her well as she takes on her new | ||
role; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Alejandrina Guzman on being | ||
elected president of The University of Texas at Austin student body | ||
and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be | ||
it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Guzman as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Alonzo | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1213 was adopted by the House on April | ||
13, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||