Bill Text: TX SR608 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the participants of the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program and the Texas Legislative Fellowship Program.
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-05-31 - Reported enrolled [SR608 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR608-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the 13 dedicated students from The University of Texas Rio | ||
| Grande Valley who have demonstrated outstanding service to the Texas | ||
| Legislature during the 89th Session as participants in the Rio Grande | ||
| Valley Legislative Internship Program and the Texas Legislative | ||
| Fellowship Program; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program | ||
| offers undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Texas | ||
| Rio Grande Valley an opportunity to learn about the legislative | ||
| process and to build valuable real-world experience while putting | ||
| their skills and knowledge to work; each intern is placed with a | ||
| legislative office and receives academic credit for their | ||
| participation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This year's class of interns includes Lia | ||
| Cavazos-Garcia, who is working in the office of Representative Sergio | ||
| Muñoz Jr., Venisha Colon in the office of Representative Terry | ||
| Canales, Angela Shekinah Flores in the office of Representative Oscar | ||
| Longoria, Natalie Garcia in the office of Senator Adam Hinojosa, | ||
| Brianna Garza Skurka in the office of Representative Armando | ||
| Martinez, Paulina King Benitez in the office of Dean Senator Judith | ||
| Zaffirini, Laela Ovalle in the office of Representative Bobby Guerra, | ||
| Sylvia Giselle Rodriguez in the office of Senator Juan "Chuy" | ||
| Hinojosa, Marleen Yvette Salazar in the office of Representative Erin | ||
| Gámez, Samantha Sandoval in the office of Representative Janie Lopez, | ||
| and Randall Treviño in the office of Representative Ryan Guillen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Fellowship Program was | ||
| established by The University of Texas System for the 89th Legislative | ||
| Session; two students from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | ||
| participated in the internship opportunity, providing valuable | ||
| service, acumen, and knowledge to their respective offices; this | ||
| year's interns include Sophia Lopez, who is working in the office of | ||
| Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and Dua Manganhar in the office of | ||
| Representative Erin Gámez; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of these two notable groups have | ||
| performed their duties as legislative interns with great skill and | ||
| diligence, and they are indeed deserving of special recognition for | ||
| their positive contributions to the Texas Senate and House of | ||
| Representatives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the participants of the Rio Grande Valley | ||
| Legislative Internship Program and the Texas Legislative Fellowship | ||
| Program on their dedication and excellent work in the Texas | ||
| Legislature and extend to them best wishes for success in their future | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hinojosa of Hidalgo | ||
| Hinojosa of Nueces, Zaffirini | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 31, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
