Bill Text: TX HR2303 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the 2017 class of the NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-31 - Reported enrolled [HR2303 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR2303-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 2303 |
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WHEREAS, The NEW Leadership Texas Summer Institute is being | ||
held at The University of Texas at Austin from June 1 to 6, 2017; and | ||
WHEREAS, Hosted by the UT Center for Women's and Gender | ||
Studies, NEW Leadership Texas is a nonpartisan residential program | ||
that educates college women about politics and policy making and | ||
encourages them to get involved in the political process; the | ||
institute is part of the NEW Leadership National Network, a | ||
partnership of colleges and universities from across the country | ||
that is based at the Center for American Women and Politics at | ||
Rutgers University; and | ||
WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas has accepted 38 students for | ||
the 2017 session: Jessica Hayden of Austin College; Cameron Young | ||
of Austin Community College; Mallory Drake and Nicole Wang of | ||
Baylor University; Ariana Hayaud-Din of Brookhaven College; Ruth | ||
Pineda of Collin College; Briana Blueitt of Hofstra University; | ||
Winifred Evans of Huston-Tillotson University; Margaret Turner of | ||
Lamar University; Dorothy Williams of McMurry University; Neethi | ||
Nayak of Rice University; Camille Smith of St. Edward's University; | ||
Geovanie Ordoñez of St. Mary's University; Celeste Campbell, | ||
Skylar Plummer, and Kat Ralph of Texas Woman's University; Tierney | ||
Thomison of Trinity University; Sara Rehman and Areli Tamayo of the | ||
University of Houston; Cheryl Curtis, Kelly Meier, and Sara Ray of | ||
UH Clear Lake; Brittinee Robinson of UH Downtown; Leenolia Robinson | ||
of the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor; Hannah Frosch of the | ||
University of North Texas; Karen Carranza of The University of | ||
Texas at Arlington; Megan Abrameit, Marina Cano, Anna Cherian, and | ||
Dasia Warner of UT Austin; Madeleine Keith and Rebecca Reyes of UT | ||
Dallas; Noelia Collins, Kenia Guerrero, and Raneem Karboji of UT El | ||
Paso; Hope Lutteringer and Emily Pinal of UT Tyler; and Carolyn | ||
García of UT Rio Grande Valley; and | ||
WHEREAS, NEW Leadership Texas is an important initiative that | ||
is helping to build the next generation of female leaders in the | ||
Lone Star State and beyond, and it is sure to make a positive | ||
difference in the lives of the students taking part in this highly | ||
respected program; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby recognize the 2017 class of NEW Leadership Texas | ||
and extend to its members sincere best wishes for a rewarding | ||
experience; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Howard | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 2303 was adopted by the House on May | ||
25, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||