R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 1-2 honor the staff of the House Research Organization, whose diligent 1-3 efforts throughout this legislative session have earned our highest 1-4 respect and gratitude; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The House Research Organization is an independent 1-6 and impartial administrative department that offers a broad variety 1-7 of legislative services; the agency provides vital factual and 1-8 analytic information in concisely formatted reports about house 1-9 legislation; its daily analyses and digests cover nearly 1,000 1-10 bills and joint resolutions each session; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Continuing its work throughout the interim, the 1-12 staff also produces special reports examining a host of issues, 1-13 including the state's budget proposals; many of these reports are 1-14 published on the Internet, allowing the citizens of Texas access to 1-15 this valuable information; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Staffed by an exceptional group of professionals, 1-17 the House Research Organization consists of director Tom Whatley, 1-18 editor Greg Martin, office manager Rita Barr, associate editor Dana 1-19 Jepson, administrative aide Uriel Druker, senior analysts Kellie 1-20 Dworaczyk and Patrick K. Graves, and analysts Elizabeth Bain, Kelli 1-21 Donges, Alysson Ford, Margaret Ioannides, Kortney Kloppe-Orton, 1-22 Lynn Leifker, Virginia L. Nailling, Philip H. Parker, Lidia 1-23 Pedraza, Travis Phillips, and Kate Robertson; and 1-24 WHEREAS, These outstanding men and women have demonstrated 2-1 tireless commitment to their duties and contributed immeasurably to 2-2 the success of the 77th Legislature, and in light of their hard 2-3 work and dedication, it is most appropriate that they be recognized 2-4 at this time; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby commend the House Research Organization and its 2-7 staff for their service to the legislative process; and, be it 2-8 further 2-9 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-10 prepared for each member of the organization as an expression of 2-11 highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hamric _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1207 was adopted by the House on May 25, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House