TITLE: Honoring TeenPact Leadership Schools for its service to Texas youth.

SUMMARY: Honoring TeenPact Leadership Schools for its service to Texas youth.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The national TeenPact Leadership Schools organization has rendered exceptional service to youth across Texas; and WHEREAS, TeenPact traces its history to 1993, when founder Tim Echols first shared his idea for a program that would bring young people to the Georgia State Capitol to learn about the political process; 18 students met there for the organization's first class in 1994, and the following year, they served as peer mentors for the next cohort of students; the organization eventually expanded to serve all 50 states, and in Texas, more than 5,000 students have participated in its classes over the past decade; and WHEREAS, Today, TeenPact offers a number of opportunities for leadership training to students ages 8 to 19; the organization features single-day classes for young students and their families as well as four-day courses on state government that take place at each state's capitol, and it also hosts workshops on political communication and alumni events; in Texas, TeenPact's involvement in the legislature has provided invaluable opportunities for students to interact with elected officials, participate in mock legislative sessions, and develop skills in public speaking and critical thinking; and WHEREAS, TeenPact's innovative educational programs have empowered countless young Texans to become informed and engaged citizens, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing the organization for its efforts to inspire future generations of leaders; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby honor TeenPact Leadership Schools for its service to Texas youth and extend to all those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Holt Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 321 was adopted by the House on February 20, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House