TITLE: Honoring Mariela Hernandez, the reigning queen of Feria de las Flores, and the 2013 Scholarship Pageant contestants.

SUMMARY: Honoring Mariela Hernandez, the reigning queen of Feria de las Flores, and the 2013 Scholarship Pageant contestants.

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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to welcome the reigning Feria de las Flores queen, Mariela Hernandez, and contestants of the 2013 Scholarship Pageant to the State Capitol on April 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, The pageant has been sponsored by LULAC Council No. 1 since 1959; through the generous support of the South Texas business community, LULAC has distributed more than $1.5 million in scholarship funds to students throughout the Coastal Bend area; and WHEREAS, The competition's contestants are judged in six categories: beauty, personality, poise, costume, dance routine, and onstage question, and the event, which is designed to pay tribute to the heritage of Mexican American citizens, features music, dance, and dress that typify various regions south of the border; and WHEREAS, Joining last year's winner, reigning queen Mariela Hernandez, and pageant sponsors Elva Estrada, Olivia Barrera, Sylvia Garza, Bobby Barrera, and Carlos Moreno, the talented individuals participating in this year's competition are Destinee Martinez and Destini Rodriguez of Robstown, Mona-elo Martinez of Kingsville, Vanessa Baltierra of Banquete, and Karen Cantu, Ivonne Ramirez, Amber San Miguel, Heather Segovia, Alyssa Sifuentes, Iliana Silvas, Elizabeth Escamilla, Angela Garcia, and Kristine Garza, all of Corpus Christi; and WHEREAS, Through their involvement, these contestants have demonstrated great cultural pride and community spirit, and they may indeed look forward to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby welcome Mariela Hernandez, the reigning queen of Feria de las Flores, and the 2013 Scholarship Pageant contestants to the State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable visit; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the participants as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero Hunter Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1273 was adopted by the House on April 8, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House