Bill Text: TX HR1351 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Alexander James Tatro on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1351 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1351-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1351 |
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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 Alexander James Tatro of Troop 151 in | ||
Georgetown 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; Eagle Scouts | ||
need to earn at least 21 merit badges, including those in first aid, | ||
camping, personal fitness, environmental science, and citizenship; | ||
an Eagle Scout must also serve as a leader both in his troop and in | ||
the completion of a project that is beneficial to his community; for | ||
his project, Mr. Tatro constructed play and agility equipment for | ||
dogs at the Georgetown Animal Shelter; 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, | ||
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 82nd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Alexander Tatro on achieving the | ||
rank of Eagle Scout 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 Tatro as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Schwertner | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1351 was adopted by the House on April | ||
28, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||