78R10658 MDM-D By: Pena H.R. No. 648R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The orderly functioning of the Texas House of Representatives during the Regular Session of the 78th Legislature has been greatly enhanced by the fine work of Chief Clerk Robert Haney and his dedicated and highly competent staff; and WHEREAS, Committed to providing quality service in a timely manner, these individuals perform a host of vital duties that include processing all house bills and certain committee paperwork and coordinating the flow of the legislative workload; moreover, the Chief Clerk's Office preserves a record of all coauthors and joint authors who sign on to legislation, maintains and distributes district, biographical, and membership information concerning current representatives, and forwards certified copies of original legislation to house committee chairs; and WHEREAS, Working under the informed direction of Chief Clerk Haney are Deidra Garcia, bill clerk; Rahul Sreenivasan, April Thedford, and Natalie Taylor, assistant bill clerks; Brandon Benson, night clerk; Julio De La Llata, senate messenger; Shannon Steward and T. C. Turner, reading clerks; and Marion Wilford, floor assistant; and WHEREAS, The professionalism and conscientiousness of each staff member have contributed immeasurably to the productivity of this legislative session, and these hard-working public servants may reflect with pride on the pivotal role they are playing in the work of the house; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby commend the superlative efforts of the Chief Clerk's Office and extend to Chief Clerk Robert Haney and his staff warmest best wishes for blue skies ahead; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Robert Haney and the staff of the Chief Clerk's Office as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.