S.R. No. 1143 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great 1-3 pride in welcoming the Honorable Heinrich Neisser, Deputy Speaker 1-4 of the Austrian Parliament; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Neisser was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1-6 1936 and from 1954 to 1960 he studied at the University of Vienna's 1-7 School of Law, from which he received a doctor juris degree; and 1-8 WHEREAS, From 1961 to 1966, Mr. Neisser worked as 1-9 secretary at the Constitutional Court in Vienna; from 1966 to 1-10 1969, he was special adviser to the Austrian Federal Chancellor; 1-11 from 1969 to 1970 he was vice member at the chancellery; from 1974 1-12 to 1980 he was a top staff member of the Austrian Industrialist 1-13 Association; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Mr. Neisser has been a Member of the Austrian 1-15 Parliament since 1975 and Minister of Federalism and of the Reform 1-16 of Administration between 1987 through 1989; and 1-17 WHEREAS, He was Floor Leader of the Austrian People's 1-18 Party in the Parliament between 1990 and 1994; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Mr. Neisser has been Deputy Speaker since 1994 1-20 and has played a role in Austria's negotiations for entry into 1-21 the European Union; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Mr. Neisser is an honorary professor for 1-23 political science at the University of Vienna's Institute for 2-1 Political Studies, where he lectures particularly on the role 2-2 of public administration within the political system, political 2-3 structure of the European Union, and political reforms in the 2-4 new democracies in Eastern Europe; and 2-5 WHEREAS, The Deputy Speaker has written several books and 2-6 articles on parliamentary government, bureaucracy in the political 2-7 system, and the importance of human rights; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-9 74th Legislature, hereby extend a warm welcome to the Deputy 2-10 Speaker; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-12 under the official seal of the Senate as an expression of the 2-13 goodwill of the people of Texas. 2-14 Truan 2-15 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff 2-16 Barrientos Leedom Rosson 2-17 Bivins Lucio Shapiro 2-18 Brown Luna Sibley 2-19 Cain Madla Sims 2-20 Ellis Moncrief Turner 2-21 Gallegos Montford Wentworth 2-22 Galloway Nelson West 2-23 Harris Nixon Whitmire 2-24 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini 2-25 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-1 ______________________________________ 3-2 President of the Senate 3-3 I hereby certify that the above 3-4 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-5 on May 22, 1995. 3-6 ______________________________________ 3-7 Secretary of the Senate 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Dean of the Senate