79R2974 JSA-D

By:  Davis of Harris                                              H.R. No. 6  



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The Honorable Rick Noriega, duly elected to serve as 
state representative for House District 145 for the 79th 
Legislature, is serving on active duty in the armed forces of the 
United States as a major in the Texas Army National Guard stationed 
in Afghanistan and under the terms of his activation will be on 
active duty for longer than 30 days; and
	WHEREAS, Representative Rick Noriega has taken the oath of 
office from an officer authorized by Texas law to give the oath and 
has begun serving his term as a member of the House of 
Representatives of the 79th Texas Legislature; and
	WHEREAS, Pursuant to Article XVI, Section 72, of the Texas 
Constitution, Representative Rick Noriega has selected Melissa 
Meisgeier Noriega to serve as temporary acting representative for 
House District 145; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby approves Representative Rick Noriega's 
selection of Melissa Meisgeier Noriega to serve as temporary acting 
representative for House District 145 for the shorter period of:
		(1)  the term of Representative Rick Noriega's active 
military service; or  
		(2)  the term of office to which Representative Rick 
Noriega was elected; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That Temporary Acting Representative Melissa 
Meisgeier Noriega has all the powers, privileges, and duties of the 
office and is entitled to the same compensation, payable in the same 
manner and from the same source, as Representative Rick Noriega, 
the member of the house whom she is temporarily replacing.