[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 132 (Tuesday, October 18, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H8855]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             MORGAN MATLOCK

  (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to announce the selection of 
former Lamesa resident Ms. Morgan Matlock as Miss Texas 2005. She will 
represent the State of Texas in the 2005 Miss America Pageant.
  Although she currently resides in Forth Worth, Texas, Ms. Matlock was 
born in Lamesa and hails from a long line of Dawson County residents. 
Morgan is a talented and dedicated young woman and is active in public 
service. She is a National Task Force leader for the Words Can Heal 
organization, and she will use her opportunity as Miss Texas to promote 
putting an end to verbal abuse. She also founded the Hearts Across 
Texas, a motivational organization for students from kindergarten to 
12th grade as a staff member and columnist for Teen Scene and Pageantry 
Magazine, and a member of the Colleyville Chamber of Commerce.
  The Texas values that she has exhibited throughout her community 
service and career in pageantry are honorable. It is my great privilege 
to represent her here in Washington. She is a bright example of the 
difference that one can make when civically oriented. I would like to 
wish Morgan good luck in the Miss America Pageant and in all her future 
endeavors. She has made not only District 11 proud, but all of Texas.

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