‘I belong here’: How Samantha Lopez-Resendez’s NHI journey prepared her to run for a Texas House seat

Like so many students who participated in Austin-area Texas LDZ programs, Samantha Lopez-Resendez got to travel to the Texas State Capitol, and as a senator at the 2010 Texas LDZ, got to sit in a seat in the Capitol House of Representatives chamber.  “It was just the most exhilarating experience,” she recalls. “That’s where I […]