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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 494

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-4     joining the Texas Association of Counties in recognizing County

 1-5     Government Day at the Capitol on Wednesday, April 16, 1997; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, The week of April 13 through 18 is National County

 1-7     Government Week, an annual event created by the National

 1-8     Association of Counties that provides an opportunity to recognize

 1-9     the many contributions to our citizens and states made by county

1-10     governments; and

1-11           WHEREAS, County government is the oldest form of local

1-12     government in the United States, and 98 percent of our nation's

1-13     people reside in counties; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Counties address many of our nation's most critical

1-15     issues including environmental protection, indigent health care,

1-16     special assistance to the elderly, job training, and public

1-17     safety; and

1-18           WHEREAS, Today in Texas, there are 254 counties providing

1-19     services to our state's citizens, and serving as an elected or

1-20     appointed county official requires dedication, hard work, and

1-21     a strong sense of purpose; and

1-22           WHEREAS, The mission of Texas county government is to meet

1-23     the needs of our state's citizens without placing undue burden

 2-1     on local taxpayers and to find solutions to problems that will

 2-2     benefit all Texans; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Counties encourages

 2-4     citizens across the state to use National County Government Week

 2-5     as an opportunity to become educated on county history and on the

 2-6     methods by which counties serve the public; now, therefore, be it

 2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-8     75th Legislature, hereby welcome the members of the Texas

 2-9     Association of Counties to the Capitol and express appreciation

2-10     to the counties of Texas for their many contributions to our

2-11     state; and, be it further

2-12           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-13     the Texas Association of Counties as an expression of esteem

2-14     from the Texas Senate.

2-15                                                    Haywood

2-16           Armbrister           Galloway            Patterson

2-17           Barrientos           Harris              Ratliff

2-18           Bivins               Lindsay             Shapiro

2-19           Brown                Lucio               Shapleigh

2-20           Cain                 Luna                Sibley

2-21           Carona               Madla               Truan

2-22           Duncan               Moncrief            Wentworth

2-23           Ellis                Nelson              West

2-24           Fraser               Nixon               Whitmire

2-25           Gallegos             Ogden               Zaffirini

2-26                      Bullock, President of the Senate

2-27                                  ______________________________________

2-28                                          President of the Senate

2-29                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-30                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-31                                  on April 16, 1997.

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2-33                                          Secretary of the Senate

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2-35                                           Member, Texas Senate