R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The successful operation of the Texas House of
1-2 Representatives during the 76th legislative session has been
1-3 greatly enhanced by the dedicated efforts of the staff of the Chief
1-4 Clerk's Office; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Holding the office of chief clerk of the house is
1-6 Sharon Carter, whose post is essential to the orderly and efficient
1-7 functioning of the house; the chief clerk's responsibilities touch
1-8 nearly every aspect of the legislative process, and Ms. Carter has
1-9 performed each of her many demanding duties with the utmost
1-10 efficiency and professionalism, while expertly managing a large
1-11 staff that comprises the Chief Clerk's Office, Journal Clerk's
1-12 Office, the Committee Services Division, the Office of House Bill
1-13 Analysis, and the sergeant-at-arms; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Under the direction of assistant chief clerk Robert
1-15 Haney, the staff of the chief clerk's office has attended to a host
1-16 of crucial administrative responsibilities, including recording the
1-17 actions on all bills and resolutions and processing all official
1-18 versions of proposed legislation as it proceeded through the
1-19 process; and
1-20 WHEREAS, Under the direction of journal clerk Elena Castaldi,
1-21 the Journal Clerk's Office has painstakingly prepared, published,
1-22 and maintained the official journals of house proceedings and has
1-23 made this important record of legislative history available on a
1-24 daily basis; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The Committee Services Division, directed by manager
2-2 John W. Webb, has contributed support to all house standing
2-3 committees throughout the session, and it also supports the
2-4 operations of select and interim committees and serves as the
2-5 official repository for committee records year-round; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Sergeant-at-arms Rod Welsh and his staff have
2-7 consistently maintained order in the house chamber and meeting
2-8 rooms and have assisted all officers of the house in carrying out
2-9 their administrative duties; and
2-10 WHEREAS, The latest addition to the Chief Clerk's Office has
2-11 been the Office of House Bill Analysis; manager Marco Martinez and
2-12 his staff have analyzed every introduced house bill and joint
2-13 resolution and all engrossed senate bills and joint resolutions,
2-14 and they have more than proven their merit in their first
2-15 legislative session; and
2-16 WHEREAS, The conscientious efforts of Ms. Carter and each
2-17 member of her fine staff have ably supported the members of this
2-18 chamber throughout this regular session, and their service is
2-19 greatly appreciated; now, therefore, be it
2-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-21 Legislature hereby commend the exemplary staff of the Chief Clerk's
2-22 Office and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it
2-23 further
2-24 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-25 prepared for the staff of the Chief Clerk's Office as an expression
2-26 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Uher
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1366 was adopted by the House on May
31, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House