Bill Text: TX HR2238 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Tera M. Coffey for her service in the office of State Representative Yvonne Davis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2238 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2238-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2238 |
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WHEREAS, During the 85th Legislative Session, Tera M. Coffey | ||
has ably served her fellow Texans as an intern in the office of | ||
State Representative Yvonne Davis through the Texas Legislative | ||
Internship Program; and | ||
WHEREAS, Sponsored by State Senator Rodney Ellis, TLIP was | ||
established in 1990 and is administered by the Mickey Leland Center | ||
on Hunger, Poverty, and World Peace at Texas Southern University; | ||
the program provides a unique opportunity for outstanding young men | ||
and women to serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, in state | ||
agencies, and in local government offices; and | ||
WHEREAS, Since joining the staff of Representative Davis, | ||
Ms. Coffey has provided vital assistance in handling a wide variety | ||
of challenging tasks; in addition to gaining valuable experience in | ||
the field of public service, she has learned more about the | ||
legislative process and the issues facing citizens of the Lone Star | ||
State; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ms. Coffey is an alumna of Franklin University in | ||
Switzerland, where she studied international economics and | ||
international relations, and she has previously worked as a field | ||
organizer and regional field director for Terra Strategies; she has | ||
also completed internships with Children at Risk, the Sylvester | ||
Turner mayoral campaign, and the office of the mayor of Houston; and | ||
WHEREAS, Tera Coffey has performed her duties as a | ||
legislative intern with skill and dedication, and she is indeed | ||
deserving of special recognition for her fine work; now, therefore, | ||
be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commend Tera M. Coffey for her service in the | ||
office of State Representative Yvonne Davis as a participant in the | ||
Texas Legislative Internship Program and extend to her sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Ms. Coffey as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Davis of Dallas | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2238 was adopted by the House on May | ||
24, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||