Bill Text: TX SR791 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the inaugural class of the Rio Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-18 - Reported enrolled [SR791 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR791-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
recognize the inaugural class of the Rio Grande Valley | ||
Legislative Internship Program; and | ||
WHEREAS, This program is an academic initiative of The | ||
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with funding from the UTRGV | ||
Foundation; it is administered by the university's Office of | ||
Governmental Relations and Department of Political Science and | ||
is under the direction of Dr. Ruth Ann Ragland; and | ||
WHEREAS, The program provides opportunities for students | ||
to serve in the office of a representative or senator from the Rio | ||
Grande Valley during a regular session of the Texas Legislature; | ||
interns earn academic credit, and their duties include drafting | ||
documents, analyzing proposals, performing research, and meeting | ||
with stakeholders; among the qualities critical to success in the | ||
program are integrity, good judgment, independent thinking, | ||
ingenuity, resourcefulness, and professionalism; and | ||
WHEREAS, The interns and the legislators in whose offices | ||
they served are: Ann Jacobo, Representative Eddie Lucio III; | ||
Carlos Pimentel, Representative Terry Canales; Arturo Limones, | ||
Representative Oscar Longoria; Jorge Luis Garza, Representative | ||
Ryan Guillen; Kassandra Aleman, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa; | ||
Ilse Irena, Representative Armando Martinez; Alondra Galvan, | ||
Representative René Oliveira; Victoria Garcia, Senator Eddie | ||
Lucio Jr.; Sarahi Martinez, Representative Bobby Guerra; Julio | ||
Garza, Senator Judith Zaffirini; and Melissa Garza, Representative | ||
Sergio Muñoz Jr.; and | ||
WHEREAS, The members of the inaugural class of the Rio | ||
Grande Valley Legislative Internship Program have served with | ||
distinction in the Capitol offices of the Rio Grande Valley | ||
legislative delegation; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend the Rio Grande Valley Legislative | ||
Internship Program Class of 2017 and extend to its members best | ||
wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
the class as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
Lucio, Hinojosa, Zaffirini | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 18, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |