H.R. No. 1477


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For 140 days of each odd-numbered year, dedicated staffers of the legislative community put their personal lives and state holidays on hold to support the work of the Texas Legislature in behalf of the citizens of the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, During the 78th Legislative Session, the successful operation of the Texas House of Representatives has been greatly enhanced by the commendable efforts of many outstanding legislative employees, some who are new to the process and some who are seasoned veterans who give generously of their time and talents to prepare their new coworkers for the rigors of session and all it entails; and WHEREAS, These hardworking individuals include members of the Chief Clerk's Office, the journal clerk, House Video/Audio Services, the Texas Legislative Council, and all employees who assist in duties on the house floor; the house sergeants are due special praise, not only for performing their vital duties, but also for enduring the sergeant's uniforms for the duration of the legislative session; and WHEREAS, All those who have devoted long hours of hard work to assisting house members in the day-to-day operations of this chamber are worthy of special recognition and some well-deserved sleep, and the members of the house are proud to extend their gratitude to these essential staffers; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature commend all employees who assist legislators in duties on the house floor for their dedication to the Texas house and their service to the State of Texas. Brown of Kaufman Craddick Geren Mercer Allen Giddings Merritt Alonzo Goodman Miller Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso Berman Grusendorf Morrison Bohac Guillen Mowery Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat Branch Haggerty Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira Burnam Hardcastle Olivo Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton Campbell Hartnett Pena Canales Heflin Phillips Capelo Hegar Pickett Casteel Hilderbran Pitts Castro Hill Puente Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla Chisum Hodge Raymond Christian Homer Reyna Coleman Hope Riddle Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez Corte Hughes Rose Crabb Hunter Seaman Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons Denny Keel Stick Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton Dukes King Taylor Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford Dutton Krusee Thompson Edwards Kuempel Truitt Eiland Laney Turner Eissler Laubenberg Uresti Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale Ellis Luna Villarreal Escobar Mabry West Farabee Madden Wilson Farrar Marchant Wise Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth Flynn McCall Wolens Gallego McClendon Wong Garza McReynolds Woolley Gattis Menendez Zedler ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1477 was adopted by the House on May 30, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House