Bill Text: TX HR67 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Nan Porter on her graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR67 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR67-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 67 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Nan Porter graduated from the U.S. Military Academy | ||
| at West Point on May 27, 2017, and was commissioned a second | ||
| lieutenant in the U.S. Army; and | ||
| WHEREAS, An alumna of Tascosa High School in Amarillo and | ||
| Highland Park High School in Dallas, Lieutenant Porter | ||
| distinguished herself at West Point through her service in numerous | ||
| leadership roles, including that of company commander, and as | ||
| co-captain of the Army women's tennis team; she skillfully balanced | ||
| her military and athletic commitments with a challenging course | ||
| load that included chemistry, physics, and calculus classes, in | ||
| addition to the work required to complete her bachelor's degree in | ||
| Russian; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Porter is spending part of the summer in | ||
| Latvia, where she will continue to improve her language skills, | ||
| before reporting to Fort Sill in Oklahoma on July 25 for artillery | ||
| school; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nan Porter has demonstrated an exemplary commitment | ||
| to the pursuit of excellence throughout her educational career, and | ||
| with her graduation from West Point, she joins an elite group of men | ||
| and women who are exceptionally qualified to provide leadership in | ||
| this nation's armed forces; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Nan Porter on | ||
| her graduation from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and on | ||
| her commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and extend to | ||
| her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Lieutenant Porter as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Price | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 67 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
