By Culberson                                          H.R. No. 1242
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                                 R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives  of the State
 1-2     of Texas, That House Rule 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as
 1-3     provided by House Rule 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference
 1-4     committee appointed to resolve the differences between the house
 1-5     and senate versions of H.B. No. 2997, relating to the recognition
 1-6     of certain symbols of the State of Texas and to the designation of
 1-7     various recognition days, to consider and take action on the
 1-8     following matter:
 1-9           House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit the
1-10     committee to omit the section of the bill that reads as follows:
1-11           SECTION 1.  Subsection (d), Article 6139a, Revised Statutes,
1-12     is amended to read as follows:
1-13           (d)  The red and blue colors of the state flag are the same
1-14     colors used in the United States flag and are defined as numbers
1-15     193 [80108] (red) and 281 [80075] (dark blue) of the Pantone
1-16     Matching System [The Standard Color Reference of America, 10th
1-17     edition].
1-18           Explanation:  This change is necessary to restore the
1-19     existing law regarding the colors for the state flag.