R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 1-2 welcome the members of the Dallas Assembly to the State Capitol on 1-3 February 26, 2001; and 1-4 WHEREAS, This outstanding organization was formed in 1962 and 1-5 provides a forum for leaders in business, education, government, 1-6 religion, and other civic fields to discuss local, state, and 1-7 national issues as they relate to Dallas; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Composed of 150 individuals, the Dallas Assembly 1-9 represents a diverse group of Dallas citizens, allowing for a wide 1-10 variety of viewpoints and affording members the opportunity to make 1-11 valuable professional contacts and alliances; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Its many activities include an annual off-site 1-13 seminar, informal meetings with discussions led by assembly 1-14 members, special events, and numerous other Dallas improvement 1-15 initiatives; moreover, the assembly hosts monthly luncheons that 1-16 have featured such renowned guests as Margaret Thatcher, Al Gore, 1-17 Kay Bailey Hutchison, and John Silber; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The Dallas Assembly has proven itself to be a superb 1-19 community service organization, and its dedicated civic leaders are 1-20 most certainly deserving of special recognition at this time; now, 1-21 therefore, be it 1-22 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-23 Legislature hereby recognize the members of the Dallas Assembly for 1-24 their significant achievements and extend to them sincere best 2-1 wishes for an enjoyable visit to the State Capitol; and, be it 2-2 further 2-3 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-4 prepared for the members of the Dallas Assembly as an expression of 2-5 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Wolens 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. 358 was adopted by the House on February 26, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House