78R8960 JH-D

By:  Hamric                                                       H.R. No. 570


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, It has long been the custom of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas to honor the children of its members by electing them to the office of mascot; and WHEREAS, A roster of mascot candidates eligible for this special recognition under the rules of this house has been compiled; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby elect the following children of house members to the honorary office of mascot: Jose Maria Emeterio Alonzo, son of Representative Roberto Alonzo; Claire Elizabeth Baxter, daughter of Representative Todd Baxter; Sarah Jeane Branch and Charles Victor Branch, children of Representative Dan Branch; Katie Cook, daughter of Representative Byron Cook; Jeremy Dutton, son of Representative Harold Dutton; Ariana Maleny Garza, daughter of Representative Timoteo Garza; Winston Harrison Hartnett, son of Representative Will Hartnett; Carolyn Reagan Hilderbran, daughter of Representative Harvey Hilderbran; Hayden Joseph Homer, son of Representative Mark Homer; Caroline Keffer and Doug Keffer, children of Representative Bill Keffer; Jacob Robert Kolkhorst, son of Representative Lois Kolkhorst; Dominic Michael Newman-Menendez and Victoria Elise Newman-Menendez, children of Representative Jose Menendez; Sarah Elisabeth Mercer and Rebekah Katherine Mercer, daughters of Representative Ken Mercer; Tucker Allen Paxton, Abigail Elizabeth Paxton, Madison Lee Paxton, and Katherine Lillian Paxton, children of Representative Ken Paxton; Alyssa Victoria Pena and Michael Anthony Pena, children of Representative Aaron Pena; Sidney Augustine Phillips, Henry Robert Phillips, and Meribeth Lynn Phillips, children of Representative Larry Phillips; Carly Leanne Taylor and Jacob Dylan Taylor, children of Representative Larry Taylor; Madeleine Van Arsdale, Brooks Van Arsdale, and Dawn Van Arsdale, children of Representative Corbin Van Arsdale; and, be it further RESOLVED, That pictures of the mascots appear on the picture panel of the Texas House of Representatives and that an official certificate be prepared for each mascot as a memento of this honor.