By Cuellar of Webb                                    H.C.R. No. 12

      75R784 SMC-D                           

                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, The issuance of special license plates for use on

 1-2     private vehicles is a courtesy extended by the Texas Department of

 1-3     Transportation to various officials of Texas state government and

 1-4     of the federal government; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, To avoid proliferation of this practice and thereby

 1-6     prevent undue administrative costs, in 1981 the 67th Legislature,

 1-7     Regular Session, adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 37, which

 1-8     specified the officials who are eligible to receive "State

 1-9     Official" license plates; and

1-10           WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the legislature expand the

1-11     list of eligible officials to include district attorneys that are

1-12     subject to the professional prosecutor's law, Chapter 46,

1-13     Government Code; now, therefore, be it

1-14           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

1-15     hereby direct the Texas Department of Transportation to issue

1-16     "State Official" license plates to district attorneys that are

1-17     subject to the professional prosecutor's law, Chapter 46,

1-18     Government Code; and, be it further

1-19           RESOLVED, That the issuance of such special license plates be

1-20     limited to two sets of plates for each official.