H.C.R. No. 26 


HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Soldiers from Fort Hood have been and continue to be deployed as part of Operation Enduring Freedom; and WHEREAS, These troops join other Texas army and air force personnel who have been assigned to this operation, including those from Fort Bliss, Fort Sam Houston, Dyess Air Force Base, and Lackland Air Force Base, as well as members of National Guard and reserve units throughout the state; and WHEREAS, American citizens owe an immeasurable debt to their military personnel, whose efforts have secured this nation's treasured liberties and made it the greatest country in the world; and WHEREAS, At this time of grave crisis, we recognize these men and women and their families for the tremendous sacrifices they make in behalf of their country, and we encourage the communities in which they live to offer them understanding and support during this hour of world concern; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the 78th Legislature of the State of Texas hereby wish Godspeed to the soldiers from Fort Hood and all United States service personnel on the occasion of their deployment with Operation Enduring Freedom and offer its prayers for their safe return. Delisi                         Craddick        Giddings        Merritt         Allen        Goodman        Miller         Alonzo        Goolsby        Moreno of Harris         Bailey        Griggs        Moreno of El Paso         Baxter        Grusendorf        Morrison         Berman        Guillen        Mowery         Bohac        Gutierrez        Naishtat         Bonnen        Haggerty        Nixon         Branch        Hamilton        Noriega         Brown of Kaufman        Hamric        Oliveira         Brown of Brazos        Hardcastle        Olivo         Burnam        Harper-Brown        Paxton         Callegari        Hartnett        Pena         Campbell        Heflin        Phillips         Canales        Hegar        Pickett         Capelo        Hilderbran        Pitts         Casteel        Hill        Puente         Castro        Hochberg        Quintanilla         Chavez        Hodge        Rangel         Chisum        Homer        Raymond         Christian        Hope        Reyna         Coleman        Hopson        Riddle         Cook of Navarro        Howard        Ritter         Cook of Colorado        Hughes        Rodriguez         Corte        Hunter        Rose         Crabb        Hupp        Seaman         Crownover        Isett        Smith of Tarrant         Davis of Harris        Jones of Lubbock        Smith of Harris         Davis of Dallas        Jones of Bexar        Smithee         Dawson        Jones of Dallas        Solis         Delisi        Keel        Solomons         Denny        Keffer of Dallas        Stick         Deshotel        Keffer of Eastland        Swinford         Driver        King        Talton         Dukes        Kolkhorst        Taylor         Dunnam        Krusee        Telford         Dutton        Kuempel        Thompson         Edwards        Laney        Truitt         Eiland        Laubenberg        Turner         Eissler        Lewis        Uresti         Elkins        Luna        Van Arsdale         Ellis        Mabry        Villarreal         Farabee        Madden        West         Farrar        Marchant        Wilson         Flores        Martinez Fischer        Wise         Flynn        McCall        Wohlgemuth         Gallego        McClendon        Wolens         Garza        McReynolds        Wong         Gattis        Menendez        Woolley         Geren        Mercer        Zedler         ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 26 was adopted by the House on January 21, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 26 was adopted by the Senate on January 22, 2003, by a viva-voce vote. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: __________________ Date __________________ Governor