Bill Text: TX SR734 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Rio Grande Valley high school students who completed the Together for a Better Tomorrow Youth Citizen Scientist Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-29 - Reported enrolled [SR734 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR734-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The first cohort of high school students to | ||
| complete the Together for a Better Tomorrow Youth Citizen | ||
| Scientist Program was honored during a graduation ceremony on May | ||
| 20, 2023, in McAllen; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Launched in 2022 by Methodist Healthcare | ||
| Ministries of South Texas, Inc., and the Texas A&M University | ||
| School of Public Health, the Youth Citizen Scientist Program is | ||
| part of a two-year study of arsenic and other toxic contaminants | ||
| found in drinking water supplies in border colonia communities in | ||
| the Rio Grande Valley; the $1.5 million study funded by Methodist | ||
| Healthcare Ministries is scheduled for completion in 2024, and | ||
| its findings will help to create public policy solutions for | ||
| improved water quality and to equip border residents with the | ||
| tools they need to safeguard their overall health; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Fourteen students from the San Carlos community | ||
| in Hidalgo County took part in the program: Jesús Barbosa, | ||
| Stephani Barbosa, Evelyn Betancourt, Zugeily Cosino, Govanny | ||
| Cruz, Martha J. Garza, Vanessa Ortiz, Darleny Reyes, Eunice | ||
| Reyna, Evelyn Rodriguez, Omar Sánchez, Donaldo Sebastián, Aaron | ||
| Sierra, and Suzette Valero; the students received 16 hours of | ||
| training and hands-on research, and following completion of the | ||
| program, they were credited with 10 hours of community service; | ||
| in addition, they were presented with a Youth Citizen Scientist | ||
| Certificate from Texas A&M Health, a letter of academic | ||
| recommendation, and water filtration systems; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Participating schools in the Youth Citizen | ||
| Scientist Program included Progreso High School, IDEA Edinburg, | ||
| PSJA Collegiate School of Health Professions, PSJA Southwest | ||
| Early College High School, IDEA Pharr, Donna North High School, | ||
| and IDEA Alamo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By taking part in the Youth Citizen Scientist | ||
| Program, these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated a | ||
| commendable interest in protecting the health and well-being of | ||
| their fellow citizens, and they indeed merit special | ||
| recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby honor the Rio Grande Valley high school | ||
| students who completed the Together for a Better Tomorrow Youth | ||
| Citizen Scientist Program and extend to them sincere best wishes | ||
| for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for the students as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| LaMantia | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 29, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
