R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great 1-2 pleasure in welcoming the members of Leadership Fort Bend to the 1-3 State Capitol on February 7, 2001; and 1-4 WHEREAS, A long-standing educational program of the 1-5 Richmond-Rosenburg Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Fort Bend 1-6 operates under the superb direction of the chamber of commerce's 1-7 executive vice president, Sue Buzzby, and endeavors to familiarize 1-8 business leaders with local and state government; and 1-9 WHEREAS, With the 77th legislative session in full swing, the 1-10 Capitol Complex hums with activity and offers these noteworthy 1-11 individuals an opportunity to view their state government 1-12 functioning at its dynamic best; in addition, the outstanding 1-13 historical documentation housed on these grounds provides an 1-14 exceptional source of information for those individuals interested 1-15 in the chronicles of our state government from throughout the 1-16 years; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The approximately 30 outstanding businessmen and 1-18 businesswomen participating in Leadership Fort Bend's year-long 1-19 course are demonstrating an admirable commitment to learning about 1-20 our state government and its leaders, and it is a privilege to 1-21 recognize all those associated with this fine program at this time; 1-22 now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby welcome Leadership Fort Bend to the State 2-1 Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for an enjoyable 2-2 visit; and, be it further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the members of this distinguished program as an 2-5 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Howard Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 97 was adopted by the House on February 7, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House