Congratulating Adelie Donovan on being named the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate.

89(R) HR 1331 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1331

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Adelie Donovan of Kyle was recognized as the second

annual Hays County Youth Poet Laureate on March 25, 2025; and

WHEREAS, The National Youth Poet Laureate program partners

with local literary arts organizations across the country to

identify, celebrate, and elevate exceptional young writers; the

Hays County initiative is sponsored by Infrarrealista Review and

The Burdine Johnson Foundation, and it is conducted by experienced

poets who lead students through a series of creative writing

workshops that culminate in the completion of a manuscript, which

is then considered for prizes; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Donovan is a student at Jack C. Hays High

School, and she received guidance from instructor SG Huerta while

attending workshops hosted at Centro Cultural Hispano in San

Marcos; her submission,
Epitaph for My Fireflies
, was selected by

award-winning poet Naomi Shihab Nye, and it explored such important

topics as mental health, traumatic events, and the adolescent

experience; in addition to receiving the title of Hays County Youth

Poet Laureate, she was also awarded a $1,000 prize, and her original

work was published by Plancha Press; and

WHEREAS, This accomplished young Texan has demonstrated

remarkable skill and dedication in the pursuit of her goals, and she

may indeed take great pride in this recent achievement; now,

therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby congratulate Adelie Donovan on her selection as

the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate and extend to her sincere

best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for Ms. Donovan as an expression of high regard by the

Texas House of Representatives.

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1331 was adopted by the House on June

1, 2025, by a non-record vote.

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Chief Clerk of the House