By Rosson                                             S.C.R. No. 62
       74R4474 MDR-D
                                 CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, Cleola Sweed alleges that:
    1-2              (1)  on or about August 24, 1993, she submitted four
    1-3  bids to the Texas Department of Human Services in El Paso, Texas,
    1-4  to provide the department with janitorial services;
    1-5              (2)  on or about August 27, 1993, the Texas Department
    1-6  of Human Services unjustly rejected her bids although she was the
    1-7  lowest bidder on three of her four bids;
    1-8              (3)  the Texas Department of Human Services
    1-9  acknowledged that not accepting her bids was its mistake and
   1-10  through negotiations extended several offers to Cleola Sweed, which
   1-11  she accepted but which the department improperly refused to
   1-12  finalize;
   1-13              (4)  on or about May 2, 1994, the Texas Department of
   1-14  Human Services breached its agreement with Cleola Sweed and refused
   1-15  to permit her to begin providing janitorial services; and
   1-16              (5)  due to the breach of contract and the improper
   1-17  conduct of the Texas Department of Human Services, Cleola Sweed is
   1-18  entitled to receive compensation for her damages, including damages
   1-19  for loss of profits, mental anguish, and the foreclosure of her
   1-20  home; now, therefore, be it
   1-21        RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That
   1-22  Cleola Sweed is granted permission to sue the State of Texas and
   1-23  the Texas Department of Human Services subject to Chapter 107,
   1-24  Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and, be it further
    2-1        RESOLVED, That the commissioner of the Texas Department of
    2-2  Human Services be served process as provided by Section
    2-3  107.002(a)(3), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.