Bill Text: TX HR753 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled

Texas House Resolution 753 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Honoring the students from Koblenz, Germany, who are visiting Austin as part of the exchange program with Summitt Elementary School.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-22 - Reported enrolled [HR753 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR753-Enrolled.html



	H.R. No. 753



	R E S O L U T I O N

	WHEREAS, A group of exchange students from Germany is
	visiting Austin through a partnership with Summitt Elementary
	School, and it is a pleasure to extend to them a warm welcome as they
	tour the State Capitol on April 23, 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Summitt Elementary and Schenkendorf Schule
	established their long-running partnership soon after a sister city
	relationship was initialized in the fall of 1992 between Austin and
	Koblenz, a historic city in western Germany with a population of
	around 112,000; Summitt teachers Renata Anderson and Diane
	Mansfield gave a fourth-grade class the assignment to paint
	pictures to be presented as gifts to visiting delegates from
	Koblenz, who were so impressed by the gesture that they invited the
	students to travel to their city in the summer of 1993;
	Ms. Mansfield and 20 of her students made the trip, which sparked
	the friendship with Schenkendorf Schule that continues to this day;
	and
	WHEREAS, Since their partnership began, Summitt Elementary
	and Schenkendorf Schule have alternated hosting the exchange every
	year; traveling abroad provides the students with the opportunity
	to make new friends, learn more about the culture and customs of
	another country, and practice their language skills in an immersive
	environment; and
	WHEREAS, The exchange program between Summitt Elementary and
	Schenkendorf Schule has greatly enriched the vibrant sister city
	relationship enjoyed by the schools' respective communities, and it
	is most fitting to acknowledge the young people who have chosen to
	take part in this exciting experience; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor the students from Koblenz, Germany, who
	are visiting as part of the exchange program with Summitt
	Elementary School and extend to them sincere best wishes for a fun
	and memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
	for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
	of Representatives.

	Israel

	______________________________
	Speaker of the House

	I certify that H.R. No. 753 was adopted by the House on March
	21, 2019, by a non-record vote.

	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House