85R28346 BPG-D By: Dutton H.R. No. 1952 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, LaTreshia A. Hamilton of Houston is graduating from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law on May 13, 2017; and WHEREAS, The daughter of proud parents Michael and Ellen Hamilton, LaTreshia Hamilton grew up as one of nine siblings; after attending North Shore Senior High School in the Galena Park Independent School District, she majored in psychology at Texas Tech University; she made the President's List every semester and became a member of Mortar Board, Phi Kappa Phi, Golden Key International Honour Society, and a number of other prestigious academic associations; in 2012, she graduated first in her class with a 4.0 grade point average; and WHEREAS, While a student at Texas Tech, Ms. Hamilton interned in the Washington, D.C., office of U.S. representative Sheila Jackson Lee; she subsequently completed internships with the New Orleans City Attorney's Office, the City of Houston Legal Department, the 215th Civil District Court, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, and the offices of Texas state senator John Whitmire and Texas state representative Harold Dutton; and WHEREAS, Ms. Hamilton is a member of Phi Delta Alpha, an international legal honor society; in 2016, she participated in the electoral process as a member of the Resolutions Committees of both the Senate District 15 and the state Democratic Conventions, and she was a delegate-at-large to the Democratic National Convention and an alternate election judge for Harris County; she plans to pursue a master of arts in global affairs at Rice University; and WHEREAS, Over the course of an outstanding academic career, LaTreshia Hamilton has earned the respect and admiration of professors and classmates alike, and her exceptional ability and commitment to excellence have opened the way to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate LaTreshia Hamilton on her graduation from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law 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. Hamilton as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.