R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to
 1-2     welcome the TX 963 Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps
 1-3     (JROTC) unit from C. E. King High School in Houston to the State
 1-4     Capitol on April 23, 1999; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, The dedicated students of this distinguished Air
 1-6     Force JROTC program are learning valuable lessons and skills that
 1-7     are mentally and physically challenging and empower them to excel
 1-8     in and out of the classroom; and
 1-9           WHEREAS, They recently competed at the annual American
1-10     Legion/Coca-Cola Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps National
1-11     Championship Drill Competition held in Montgomery, Alabama, with
1-12     more than 6,000 cadets from 115 schools across the United States,
1-13     and they won five trophies, including Air Force Division National
1-14     Championship Demilitarized Exhibition and National Championship
1-15     Best New School; and
1-16           WHEREAS, The students in the unit are Elizabeth Celestino,
1-17     Amy Megerle, Rotasha Mayweather, Lenny Jimenez, Carissa Kirkland,
1-18     Erika Ramirez, Mildred Peralta, Johanna Gaviria, Stacey Neill,
1-19     Michele Pena, Crystal Semien, Priscilla Garza, Paula Pena-Gonzalez,
1-20     Susie Cervantez, Norma Gonzalez, Michael Tillis, Patrick Meredith,
1-21     Julius Ortega, Emmanuel Perez, Ryan Johnston, Antonio Cisneros,
1-22     Joshua Dawson, Landon Cruz, Joe Lozano, Marshall Tillis, Michael
1-23     Tijerina, Jake Redmond, Mark Rainwater, Alicia Hubbard, Trayshard
1-24     Sorrell, Chaunci Dawson, and Juan Loya; they are led by instructors
 2-1     Major Larry Pfeifer, Master Sergeant Judi Haskins, and Master
 2-2     Sergeant Ray Watson; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, The talented members and instructors of the TX 963
 2-4     Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit have
 2-5     distinguished themselves as outstanding Texans, and it is indeed
 2-6     fitting to pay tribute to them at this time; now, therefore, be it
 2-7           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
 2-8     Legislature hereby welcome the TX 963 Air Force Junior Reserve
 2-9     Officer Training Corps unit from C. E. King High School to the
2-10     State Capitol and extend to all associated with this commendable
2-11     group sincere best wishes for an  enjoyable visit.
                                                                       Bosse
         Laney                   Glaze                    Moreno of El Paso
         Alexander               Goodman                  Morrison
         Allen                   Goolsby                  Mowery
         Alvarado                Gray                     Naishtat
         Averitt                 Green                    Najera
         Bailey                  Greenberg                Nixon
         Berman                  Grusendorf               Noriega
         Bonnen                  Gutierrez                Oliveira
         Bosse                   Haggerty                 Olivo
         Brimer                  Hamric                   Palmer
         Brown of Kaufman        Hardcastle               Pickett
         Brown of Brazos         Hartnett                 Pitts
         Burnam                  Hawley                   Puente
         Capelo                  Heflin                   Ramsay
         Carter                  Hilbert                  Rangel
         Chavez                  Hilderbran               Reyna of Bexar
         Chisum                  Hill                     Reyna of Dallas
         Christian               Hinojosa                 Ritter
         Clark                   Hochberg                 Sadler
         Coleman                 Hodge                    Salinas
         Cook                    Homer                    Seaman
         Corte                   Hope                     Shields
         Counts                  Howard                   Siebert
         Crabb                   Hunter                   Smith
         Craddick                Hupp                     Smithee
         Crownover               Isett                    Solis of Cameron
         Cuellar                 Janek                    Solis of Bexar
         Culberson               Jones of Brazos          Solomons
         Danburg                 Jones of Lubbock         Staples
         Davis of Harris         Jones of Dallas          Swinford
         Davis of Dallas         Junell                   Talton
         Delisi                  Keel                     Telford
         Denny                   Keffer                   Thompson
         Deshotel                King of Parker           Tillery
         Driver                  King of Uvalde           Truitt
         Dukes                   Krusee                   Turner of Coleman
         Dunnam                  Kuempel                  Turner of Harris
         Dutton                  Lengefeld                Uher
         Edwards                 Lewis of Tarrant         Uresti
         Ehrhardt                Lewis of Orange          Van de Putte
         Eiland                  Longoria                 Walker
         Elkins                  Luna                     West
         Ellis                   McCall                   Williams
         Farabee                 McClendon                Wilson
         Farrar                  McReynolds               Wise
         Flores                  Madden                   Wohlgemuth
         Gallego                 Marchant                 Wolens
         Garcia                  Maxey                    Woolley
         George                  Merritt                  Yarbrough
         Giddings                Moreno of Harris         Zbranek
                                             _______________________________
                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 647 was adopted by the House on April
         23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
                                             _______________________________
                                                 Chief Clerk of the House