1-1  By:  Rosson                                           S.C.R. No. 62
    1-2        (In the Senate - Filed February 17, 1995; February 20, 1995,
    1-3  read first time and referred to Committee on Administration;
    1-4  April 19, 1995, reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7,
    1-5  Nays 0; April 19, 1995, sent to printer.)
    1-6                     SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-7        WHEREAS, Cleola Sweed alleges that:
    1-8        (1)  on or about August 24, 1993, she submitted four bids to
    1-9  the Texas Department of Human Services in El Paso, Texas, to
   1-10  provide the department with janitorial services;
   1-11        (2)  on or about August 27, 1993, the Texas Department of
   1-12  Human Services unjustly rejected her bids although she was the
   1-13  lowest bidder on three of her four bids;
   1-14        (3)  the Texas Department of Human Services acknowledged that
   1-15  not accepting her bids was its mistake and through negotiations
   1-16  extended several offers to Cleola Sweed, which she accepted but
   1-17  which the department improperly refused to finalize;
   1-18        (4)  on or about May 2, 1994, the Texas Department of Human
   1-19  Services breached its agreement with Cleola Sweed and refused to
   1-20  permit her to begin providing janitorial services; and
   1-21        (5)  due to the breach of contract and the improper conduct
   1-22  of the Texas Department of Human Services, Cleola Sweed is entitled
   1-23  to receive compensation for her damages, including damages for loss
   1-24  of profits, mental anguish, and the foreclosure of her home; now,
    2-1  therefore, be it
    2-2        RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
    2-3  Cleola Sweed be and is hereby granted permission to sue the State
    2-4  of Texas and the Texas Department of Human Services subject to
    2-5  Chapter 107, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the commissioner of the Texas Department of
    2-7  Human Services be served process as provided by Subdivision (3),
    2-8  Subsection (a), Section 107.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
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