TITLE: Commending Emilio Longoria for his service as TLIP participant and policy analyst in the office of State Representative Eddie Lucio III.

SUMMARY: Commending Emilio Longoria for his service as TLIP participant and policy analyst in the office of State Representative Eddie Lucio III.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Emilio Longoria, a Fellow in the Texas Legislative Internship Program, has rendered outstanding service as a policy analyst in the office of State Representative Eddie Lucio III during the 83rd Regular Session; and WHEREAS, Established in 1990 and administered by the Mickey Leland Center on World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern University, TLIP provides a unique opportunity for students from Texas colleges and universities to serve as interns in the Texas Legislature, in state agencies, and in local government offices; and WHEREAS, Mr. Longoria is completing his bachelor's degree in history at Rice University, where he has worked as a research assistant in the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy and has been a member of the President's Honor Roll; he was elected as an outreach coordinator and member of the University Court, and he served as a student orientation advisor; in addition, he studied for a semester at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, and he participated in the Summer Prelaw Institute at the University of Houston; he is of French and Spanish heritage and is proficient in both languages; and WHEREAS, During his tenure in TLIP, Mr. Longoria has provided indispensable support, and his efforts were instrumental in passing House Bill 2172/Senate Bill 743 and House Bill 1813 through the house and senate and passing H.B. 281 through the house; he previously served as an intern for State Representative Jessica Farrar, and he was state co-chair for the diversity committee of the Texas Young Democrats and volunteered for a congressional campaign; and WHEREAS, Emilio Longoria has skillfully handled his important duties in the office of Representative Lucio, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his contributions to the legislative process; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby commend Emilio Longoria for his dedication and exemplary work as a policy analyst in the Texas Legislative Internship Program and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Longoria as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Lucio III Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2681 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House