Bill Text: TX HR293 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Maria Rafael on being named a 2014 Corpus Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR293 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR293-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 293 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Maria Aly Rafael has been named a 2014 Corpus | ||
| Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar in | ||
| recognition of her achievements in the Service and Leadership | ||
| category; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished | ||
| Scholars program was established to reward local students who have | ||
| demonstrated excellence in such areas as academics, athletics, | ||
| leadership, and community service; since its inception in 1988, | ||
| some 480 young men and women have been selected for this prestigious | ||
| honor, with the winners each receiving a stipend to assist with | ||
| college expenses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The daughter of Dr. Marita Rafael and Alexander | ||
| Rafael, Maria Rafael is a senior at King High School, where she | ||
| maintains a 105 grade point average and ranks sixth in her class of | ||
| 536; she has participated in a variety of extracurricular | ||
| activities, including the student council, the Spanish National | ||
| Honor Society, the National English Honor Society, the chemistry | ||
| club, the Coastal Bend Filipino American Association, and Mission | ||
| Fit Possible, and she also serves as parliamentarian of the Alpha | ||
| Beta Honor Society and as historian of the Interact club; in | ||
| addition, Ms. Rafael is an accomplished pianist who has performed | ||
| at Carnegie Hall three times, as well as in France, Poland, and | ||
| Norway, and she regularly competes in local, regional, and national | ||
| contests; after graduation, she plans to study pre-med at The | ||
| University of Texas with the ultimate goal of becoming a heart | ||
| surgeon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This exceptional young Texan has pursued her goals | ||
| with tremendous dedication, and she may take great pride in all that | ||
| she has accomplished as she looks ahead to a future bright with | ||
| promise; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Maria Rafael on her selection as a | ||
| 2014 Corpus Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished | ||
| Scholar 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. Rafael as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 293 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
