Bill Text: TX HR259 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Kyle Westley Deal, Jr., on achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR259 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR259-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 259 |
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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 Kyle Westley Deal, Jr., 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 a school, religious institution, | ||
or community; for his project, Mr. Deal created a xeriscape for a | ||
butterfly garden at Orchard Park in Cameron, and he installed a drip | ||
irrigation system to provide hands-off watering; 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 Kyle Westley Deal, Jr., on | ||
achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Deal 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. 259 was adopted by the House on | ||
February 24, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||