R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, On April 16, 1997, representatives of county

 1-2     government from across Texas will be in Austin to celebrate County

 1-3     Government Day at the Capitol, and this event offers an ideal

 1-4     opportunity to recognize the key role of county government in the

 1-5     Lone Star State's continued prosperity; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Known as "grassroots government" for its proximity

 1-7     to the people it serves, county government's major responsibilities

 1-8     include the construction of roads and recreational facilities; the

 1-9     operation of jails and judicial systems; the maintenance of public

1-10     records; and the registration of voters; and

1-11           WHEREAS, County government is also the source of law

1-12     enforcement and health and social services for many Texans, and

1-13     these indispensable services provide the essential basis for both

1-14     high quality of life and a successful economy; and

1-15           WHEREAS, In recent years, many responsibilities traditionally

1-16     held by federal and state governments have been mandated or

1-17     delegated to the county level, and as a result the importance of

1-18     county government has grown tremendously; and

1-19           WHEREAS, As Texas enters the 21st century, county government

1-20     will play an increasingly vital part in the lives of the 18 million

1-21     Texans it serves, and the dedicated professionals who comprise the

1-22     state's 254 county governments look forward to the challenges and

1-23     opportunities of the years to come; now, therefore, be it

1-24           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-1     Legislature hereby recognize April 16, 1997, as County Government

 2-2     Day at the Capitol and extend to representatives of county

 2-3     government sincere best wishes for continued success in the future.

                                                                      Counts

         Laney                   Gutierrez                Oliveira

         Alexander               Haggerty                 Olivo

         Allen                   Hamric                   Palmer

         Alvarado                Hartnett                 Patterson

         Averitt                 Hawley                   Pickett

         Bailey                  Heflin                   Pitts

         Berlanga                Hernandez                Place

         Bonnen                  Hightower                Price

         Bosse                   Hilbert                  Puente

         Brimer                  Hilderbran               Rabuck

         Burnam                  Hill                     Ramsay

         Carter                  Hinojosa                 Rangel

         Chavez                  Hirschi                  Raymond

         Chisum                  Hochberg                 Reyna of Bexar

         Christian               Hodge                    Reyna of Dallas

         Clark                   Holzheauser              Rhodes

         Coleman                 Horn                     Rodriguez

         Cook                    Howard                   Roman

         Corte                   Hunter                   Sadler

         Counts                  Hupp                     Seaman

         Crabb                   Isett                    Serna

         Craddick                Jackson                  Shields

         Cuellar                 Janek                    Siebert

         Culberson               Jones of Lubbock         Smith

         Danburg                 Jones of Dallas          Smithee

         Davila                  Junell                   Solis

         Davis                   Kamel                    Solomons

         Delisi                  Keel                     Staples

         Denny                   Keffer                   Stiles

         Driver                  King                     Swinford

         Dukes                   Krusee                   Talton

         Dunnam                  Kubiak                   Telford

         Dutton                  Kuempel                  Thompson

         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Tillery

         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Torres

         Eiland                  Longoria                 Turner of Coleman

         Elkins                  Luna                     Turner of Harris

         Farrar                  McCall                   Uher

         Finnell                 McClendon                Van de Putte

         Flores                  McReynolds               Walker

         Gallego                 Madden                   West

         Galloway                Marchant                 Williams

         Garcia                  Maxey                    Williamson

         Giddings                Merritt                  Wilson

         Glaze                   Moffat                   Wise

         Goodman                 Moreno                   Wohlgemuth

         Goolsby                 Mowery                   Wolens

         Gray                    Naishtat                 Woolley

         Greenberg               Nixon                    Yarbrough

         Grusendorf              Oakley                   Zbranek

                                             _______________________________

                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 604 was adopted by the House on April

         16, 1997, by a non-record vote.

                                             _______________________________

                                                 Chief Clerk of the House