S.R. No. 761
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                     The Victims of Oklahoma City
    1-5        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas joins with
    1-6  citizens across the nation in mourning the tragic loss of life in
    1-7  Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Mere words cannot adequately convey the sorrow,
    1-9  despair, and outrage felt by all people of reason and decency in
   1-10  the aftermath of yesterday's terrible tragedy in Oklahoma City; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The unprovoked and brutal terroristic killing of
   1-12  innocent men, women, and children diminishes us as a civilized
   1-13  people and as a nation rooted in liberty and justice; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, Faced with the ultimate horror of evil in its most
   1-15  repugnant and despicable manifestations, we must join together as
   1-16  a nation and reaffirm our commitment to the principles of American
   1-17  democracy that we cherish and hold dear; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, In the bleak days to come, our hearts and prayers
   1-19  will reach out to offer what little comfort they can to the victims
   1-20  of the explosion and the bereaved families; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Their tragic loss will never be erased from our
   1-22  nation's consciousness, and their memory will strengthen our resolve
   1-23  to carry on as a law-abiding nation rooted in decency and honor; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, The State of Texas has shared a strong bond of
    2-2  friendship with the State of Oklahoma since our earliest days and
    2-3  offers the grieving state whatever succor and aid it can; now,
    2-4  therefore, be it
    2-5        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-6  74th Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the
    2-7  State of Oklahoma and to families of all those who tragically
    2-8  perished in Oklahoma City; and, be it further
    2-9        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in the
   2-10  memory of all these men, women, and children, and that when the
   2-11  Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of the victims in
   2-12  Oklahoma City.
   2-13                                                 Truan
   2-14        Armbrister           Henderson           Ratliff
   2-15        Barrientos           Leedom              Rosson
   2-16        Bivins               Lucio               Shapiro
   2-17        Brown                Luna                Sibley
   2-18        Cain                 Madla               Sims
   2-19        Ellis                Moncrief            Turner
   2-20        Gallegos             Montford            Wentworth
   2-21        Galloway             Nelson              West
   2-22        Harris               Nixon               Whitmire
   2-23        Haywood              Patterson           Zaffirini
   2-24                   Bullock, President of the Senate
   2-25                               ______________________________________
    3-1                                      President of the Senate
    3-2                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-3                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
    3-4                               on April 20, 1995, by a rising vote.
    3-5                               ______________________________________
    3-6                                      Secretary of the Senate
    3-7                               ______________________________________
    3-8                                         Dean of the Senate