By: Danburg H.C.R. No. 2 73R569 SMC-F CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Mark Whitt and Mary Whitt allege that: 1-2 (1) Mark Whitt was enrolled in the College of 1-3 Technology at the University of Houston and Mark Whitt and Mary 1-4 Whitt were both employed in the Micro-computer Service and Support 1-5 Department of the University of Houston; 1-6 (2) Mark Whitt was falsely accused of academic 1-7 dishonesty, expelled from the university, and terminated from his 1-8 employment at the university; 1-9 (3) he was not given an opportunity to address the 1-10 charges brought against him in a manner consistent with notions of 1-11 fair play and fundamental justice; 1-12 (4) employees and agents of the University of Houston 1-13 were involved in a civil conspiracy to prevent Mark Whitt from 1-14 completing his studies within the College of Technology at the 1-15 university and the actions and methods employed to find Mark Whitt 1-16 guilty of academic dishonesty violated his right to due process of 1-17 law; 1-18 (5) because of her association with her brother, Mark 1-19 Whitt, Mary Whitt was fired from her employment at the university; 1-20 (6) they have exhausted all administrative remedies 1-21 within the university; and 1-22 (7) as a result of acts or omissions of employees of 1-23 the university, they have suffered personal and professional 1-24 damages; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Mark 2-2 Whitt and Mary Whitt are granted permission to sue the State of 2-3 Texas and the University of Houston System subject to Chapter 107, 2-4 Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That the chancellor of the University of Houston 2-6 System be served process as provided by Section 107.002(a)(3), 2-7 Civil Practice and Remedies Code.