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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th |
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Legislature of the State of Texas hereby create a Board of Managers |
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to present to the Texas Senate articles of impeachment preferred by |
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the house against Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Board of Managers be composed of 12 |
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members of the house to be appointed by the speaker of the house and |
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that the speaker shall also designate the chair and vice chair of |
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the board; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That for purposes of the house rules of procedure, |
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and except as otherwise provided by this resolution, the Board of |
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Managers shall be treated in the same manner as the Committee on |
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Redistricting; the board is authorized to meet without regard to |
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the notice provisions in the house rules of procedure, to meet in |
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executive session for any quasi-judicial purpose, including |
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preparing for the exhibition of articles of impeachment, without |
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regard to the house rules of procedure, to employ counsel and other |
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staff, and to utilize the services of other members of the house |
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when needed to assist in the discharge of the board's duties; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the members of the Board of Managers and any |
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other members of the house providing assistance to the board are |
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entitled to a per diem as provided by Section 665.006, Government |
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Code, for a member of a house committee meeting for an impeachment |
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proceeding; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the chair of the Board of Managers may cause to |
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be issued and enforced any process necessary for the proper |
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dispatch of the board's work, that the board be granted the |
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investigatory powers of a general investigating committee under the |
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house rules of procedure and Chapter 301, Government Code, and that |
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the board is granted all powers granted to committees by the house |
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rules of procedure and Chapters 301 and 665, Government Code; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Board of Managers shall present the |
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articles of impeachment to the senate for purposes of Section |
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665.022, Government Code, by delivering to the senate a certified |
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copy of enrolled House Resolution 2377 preferring the articles of |
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impeachment. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2547 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 136, Nays 4, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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