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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 178
 1-3           WHEREAS, History remembers because there has been someone
 1-4     with a sure ear and quick hand to write it down; history, in
 1-5     its purest, most objective form has the court reporter to thank
 1-6     for the complete, uninterpreted record; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, In ancient times the recorder began this noble
 1-8     profession as a scribe, writing down the events of ancient
 1-9     Greece, Judea, Persia, and the Roman Empire; the first shorthand
1-10     reporter on record has been identified as Marcus Tullius Tiro in
1-11     63 B.C.; Tiro became Cicero's secretary and used a metal stylus
1-12     and wax-covered tablets to record the speeches of Cato; and
1-13           WHEREAS, Many notable events have been witnessed and
1-14     recorded by shorthand reporters, such as the debates of the
1-15     First Congress of the United States, the Nuremburg Trials,
1-16     the proceedings of the Warren Commission, the Watergate
1-17     hearings, the Lindbergh kidnapping trials, and the death of
1-18     Abraham Lincoln; and
1-19           WHEREAS, Charles Dickens, himself a parliamentary court
1-20     reporter, had his character David Copperfield observe that
 2-1     shorthand "was about equal to the mastery of six languages";
 2-2     and
 2-3           WHEREAS, From stylus to computer, the history of court
 2-4     reporting mirrors the history of civilization; much of what
 2-5     we know of history is owed to the reporters of the time; now,
 2-6     therefore, be it
 2-7           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-8     77th Legislature, hereby recognize February 5, 2001, as
 2-9     Court Reporter Day at the State Capitol and encourage all
2-10     Texans to celebrate the contributions of the 3,097 certified
2-11     court reporters in Texas.
2-12                                                                  Harris
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2-14                                          President of the Senate
2-15                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-16                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-17                                  on February 5, 2001.
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2-19                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-21                                           Member, Texas Senate