TITLE: Congratulating Averie Bishop of The Colony on her selection as Miss Texas 2022.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Averie Bishop of The Colony on her selection as Miss Texas 2022.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Averie Bishop of The Colony was crowned Miss Texas 2022 at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on June 25, 2022; and WHEREAS, Ms. Bishop competed in the statewide event as Miss Carrollton, and she is the first Asian American woman to win the title of Miss Texas; in December 2022, she advanced to the Miss America Competition and was named second runner-up, making her the highest-placing Miss Texas in 15 years; and WHEREAS, In her role as Miss Texas, Ms. Bishop travels across the world for speaking engagements and appearances, where she addresses topics such as mental health and social media; by advocating through her social platforms and acting as an ambassador for the Texas Cares for Children program, she hopes to make every child feel at home; she is also the author of a children's book, Miss Melody the Marigold,and all proceeds go to her nonprofit, The Tulong Foundation; and WHEREAS, Ms. Bishop is a first-generation law school graduate from the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, and she also holds a certification in finance from Harvard Business School; furthermore, she is a small business owner and an international nonprofit CEO, and she is the youngest committee member of the anti-hate advisory council to Mayor Eric Johnson in Dallas; and WHEREAS, Averie Bishop has proven herself to be a deserving recipient of the Miss Texas crown, and the hard work, determination, and perseverance that she has demonstrated in attaining this goal are certain to serve her well in her future endeavors; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Averie Bishop on her selection as Miss Texas 2022 and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Bishop as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Patterson Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 217 was adopted by the House on February 14, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House