HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

 1-1           WHEREAS, On February 13, 1997, Governor George W. Bush,

 1-2     Lieutenant Governor Bob Bullock, Speaker of the House of

 1-3     Representatives James E. "Pete" Laney, and other leaders in the

 1-4     legislative, executive, and judicial branches of state government,

 1-5     as well as business leaders from throughout Texas, will gather in

 1-6     Austin to participate in the Texas Day of Prayer Breakfast; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, This worthy event provides an opportunity for public

 1-8     servants and civic leaders representing all faiths to join together

 1-9     to acknowledge their shared belief in God; to give thanks for

1-10     blessings received; to acknowledge that who we are is a gift, not

1-11     an achievement; to raise up the unselfish role of servant leader;

1-12     and to ask God to guide this state in a direction that brings hope,

1-13     reconciliation, and unity to Texas and its citizens; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Prayer has remained an integral element in the lives

1-15     of Texans throughout our state's rich history; in these demanding

1-16     and difficult times, it is indeed a great comfort to have an event

1-17     that focuses on the positive and exciting potential of a people who

1-18     can unite to promote increased hope, faith, and understanding

1-19     through the strength of their shared convictions and prayers; now,

1-20     therefore, be it

 2-1           RESOLVED, That the 75th Legislature of the State of Texas

 2-2     hereby recognize February 13, 1997, as the Texas Day of Prayer and

 2-3     encourage its observance in communities throughout the state.

                        Counts                       Allen

                        Christian                    Howard

                        Hunter                       Keffer

                        Madden                       Reyna of Dallas

                        Turner of Coleman            Williams

         Laney Alexander Allen Alvarado Averitt Bailey Berlanga Bonnen Bosse

         Brimer Burnam Carter Chavez Chisum Christian Clark Coleman Cook

         Corte Counts Crabb Craddick Cuellar Culberson Danburg Davila Davis

         Delisi Denny Driver Dukes Dunnam Dutton Edwards Ehrhardt Eiland

         Elkins Farrar Finnell Flores Gallego Galloway Garcia Giddings Glaze

         Goodman Goolsby Gray Greenberg Grusendorf Gutierrez Haggerty Hamric

         Hartnett Hawley Heflin Hernandez Hightower Hilbert Hilderbran Hill

         Hinojosa Hirschi Hochberg Hodge Holzheauser Horn Howard Hunter Hupp

         Isett Jackson Janek Jones of Lubbock Jones of Dallas Junell Kamel

         Keel Keffer King Krusee Kubiak Kuempel Lewis of Tarrant Lewis of

         Orange Longoria Luna McCall McClendon McReynolds Madden Marchant

         Maxey Merritt Moffat Moreno Mowery Naishtat Nixon Oakley Ogden

         Oliveira Olivo Palmer Patterson Pickett Pitts Place Price Puente

         Rabuck Ramsay Rangel Raymond Reyna of Bexar Reyna of Dallas Rhodes

         Rodriguez Sadler Seaman Serna Shields Siebert Smith Smithee Solis

         Solomons Staples Stiles Swinford Talton Telford Thompson Tillery

         Torres Turner of Coleman Turner of Harris Uher Van de Putte Walker

         West Williams Williamson Wilson Wise Wohlgemuth Wolens Woolley

         Yarbrough Zbranek

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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was adopted by the House on

         February 3, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House

               I certify that H.C.R. No. 48 was adopted by the Senate on

         February 3, 1997, by a viva-voce vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Secretary of the Senate

         APPROVED:  _____________________

                            Date

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                          Governor