TITLE: Recognizing March 28, 2011, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 28, 2011, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Members of Leadership Southeast Texas representing more than 100 Southeast Texas businesses, organizations, and governmental entities are visiting the State Capitol on March 28, 2011; and WHEREAS, An educational nonprofit corporation serving the region that includes Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange, and Tyler Counties and the Bolivar Peninsula of Galveston County, Leadership Southeast Texas was founded in 1992 to identify and motivate leaders in the area and provide opportunities for leadership development and networking among decision makers and stakeholders, as well as contribute to regional economic advancement; and WHEREAS, This exemplary program boasts an impressive membership of 898 graduates who currently reside and work in 101 cities across Texas, 26 states, and Europe, Iraq, China, and Panama and who serve as ambassadors for Southeast Texas and the entire Lone Star State through more than 512 business affiliations; and WHEREAS, Leadership Southeast Texas promotes a better understanding of communities in the area by identifying and studying timely issues that are significant to ongoing business development and by encouraging innovative approaches to those issues and professional interaction and communication with prominent state leaders; and WHEREAS, In today's global society, communities are increasingly impacted by national and international economic forces, making it even more essential to stay fully informed and involved; local communities are often on the front lines of change, and input is especially valuable as citizens work to establish the foundations for future progress; by viewing opportunities and challenges on a regional and statewide basis, individual cities and counties can often more successfully address them; and WHEREAS, The interdependence of the communities of Southeast Texas has been demonstrated by the continuing impact from Hurricanes Rita, Humberto, and Ike in 2005, 2007, and 2008; moreover, in a region whose natural and energy resources play such major roles in the national and world economies, it is even more imperative that communities appreciate how they support each other; and WHEREAS, Recognizing that the future of the region will be determined by its young people, the group launched Youth Leadership Southeast Texas in 2011; this new initiative is a call to civic action that strives to encourage the development of leadership skills in diverse student populations and to increase understanding between students from different schools and communities; and WHEREAS, With 94 participants from 34 high schools in 10 counties, plus 40 faculty liaisons and 75 regional business members, the day-long inaugural Youth Conference enabled students to learn important leadership skills and ended with each school's students choosing a community project that they will implement as a way to improve the quality of life in their hometowns; and WHEREAS, For 19 years, Leadership Southeast Texas Day has provided an opportunity for alumni and new members to celebrate the achievements of Southeast Texas, and it is a privilege to recognize these civic-minded men and women for their substantial contributions to the betterment of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 28, 2011, as Leadership Southeast Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the visiting delegation best wishes for a productive and celebratory day and for continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the participants in Leadership Southeast Texas as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Ritter Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1038 was adopted by the House on March 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House