Bill Text: TX HR2417 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Meagan Falcon on earning recognition at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2017 spring convention.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2417 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2417-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2417 |
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WHEREAS, Meagan Falcon of Del Mar College earned recognition | ||
at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association convention held in | ||
Dallas from March 30 through April 1, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1909, TIPA is considered the oldest and | ||
one of the largest collegiate press associations in the country, | ||
and today it hosts a wide range of journalism contests at its annual | ||
spring conference; this year, the Del Mar College newspaper, The | ||
Foghorn, placed first in Online Interactivity and second in | ||
Editorial, Overall Excellence, and Website Navigation, while the | ||
college's magazine, The Siren, finished second for Overall | ||
Excellence; and | ||
WHEREAS, In the individual categories, Ms. Falcon was | ||
awarded first place for News Photo in Region 8 SPJ, qualifying for | ||
the national competition; she also received second place for Single | ||
Subject Presentation and Feature Story, third place for Information | ||
Graphic, and honorable mention for Multimedia Package; and | ||
WHEREAS, This bright young Texan is majoring in advertising | ||
and public relations, digital media, and journalism; she first | ||
joined the Foghorn staff in 2014 and rose steadily through the ranks | ||
to become web editor; the recipient of a number of awards, she was | ||
named 2016 Designer of the Year by TIPA/TCCJA, and she was inducted | ||
into the 2016-2017 Del Mar College Hall of Fame; she further serves | ||
the college as a student-assistant social media specialist; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through her outstanding work, Meagan Falcon has | ||
contributed to Del Mar College's reputation for journalistic | ||
excellence, and she may take justifiable pride in her | ||
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Meagan Falcon on earning | ||
recognition at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2017 | ||
spring convention 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. Falcon as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Herrero | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2417 was adopted by the House on May | ||
28, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||