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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, LaTreshia A. Hamilton of Houston is graduating from |
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the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law on May 13, 2017; |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Michael and Ellen |
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Hamilton, LaTreshia Hamilton grew up as one of nine siblings; after |
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attending North Shore Senior High School in the Galena Park |
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Independent School District, she majored in psychology at Texas |
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Tech University; she made the President's List every semester and |
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became a member of Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key |
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International Honour Society, and a number of other prestigious |
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academic associations; in 2012, she graduated first in her class |
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with a 4.0 grade point average; and |
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WHEREAS, While a student at Texas Tech, Ms. Hamilton interned |
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in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. representative Sheila |
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Jackson Lee; she subsequently completed internships with the New |
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Orleans City Attorney's Office, the City of Houston Legal |
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Department, the 215th Civil District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy |
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Court for the Southern District of Texas, the American Civil |
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Liberties Union of Texas, and the offices of Texas state senator |
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John Whitmire and Texas state representative Harold Dutton; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hamilton is a member of Phi Delta Alpha, an |
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international legal honor society; in 2016, she participated in the |
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electoral process as a member of the Resolutions Committees of both |
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the Senate District 15 and the state Democratic Conventions, and |
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she was a delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention |
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and an alternate election judge for Harris County; she plans to |
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pursue a master of arts in global affairs at Rice University; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of an outstanding academic career, |
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LaTreshia Hamilton has earned the respect and admiration of |
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professors and classmates alike, and her exceptional ability and |
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commitment to excellence have opened the way to a bright and |
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promising future; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate LaTreshia Hamilton on her |
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graduation from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Dutton |
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Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1952 was adopted by the House on May 9, |
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2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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