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.