79S20094 JSA-D



By:  Raymond                                                      H.R. No. 17 







R E S O L U T I O N

	BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of 

Texas, That H.R. 3, the housekeeping resolution adopted by the 

House of Representatives of the 79th Legislature, Regular Session, 

2005, be amended by adding the following section to Article 3 of the 

resolution:

	SECTION 3.11.  DISPLAY OF "IN GOD WE TRUST" IN HALL OF THE 

HOUSE.  (a)  The Committee on House Administration shall display the 

motto "In God We Trust" on the face of the white horizontal portion 

of the portico located over the speaker's podium and beneath the 

electronic message screen at the front of the hall of the house.

	(b)  The motto shall be set out in permanently affixed simple 

gold lettering large enough to be read throughout the hall.  The 

committee shall consult with the State Preservation Board in 

designing the display of the motto and shall conform the display to 

any standards of the State Preservation Board intended to ensure 

that the display is consistent with the aesthetics and design of the 

other elements of the hall of the house.

	(c)  The committee shall display the motto not later than the 

30th day after the date this section becomes effective.