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	Amend HCR 193 as follows:                                                    
	(1)  On page 1, line 1, before "WHEREAS,", insert the 
following:             
	WHEREAS, The Rio Grande provides the national boundary 
between the United States of America and the Estados Unidos 
Mexicanos and serves as the shared water source of historic 
international communities from El Paso to Brownsville, 
demonstrating our common culture and shared mutual dependency 
throughout our history; and
	(2)  On page 1, line 6, before "WHEREAS,", insert the 
following:             
	WHEREAS, While this border should be a line of defense 
against those who pose threats to our countries, it must also 
continue to sustain the vast amount of legitimate traffic, now 
topping $45 billion annually, that contributes to our national 
economies and our regional marketplace; and
	(3)  On page 1, line 24, before "WHEREAS,", insert the 
following:            
	WHEREAS, While border security operations must defend 
against threats to our state and nation, they must also preserve the 
legitimate trade that richly contributes to our state and national 
economies, and it is fitting that these dual efforts toward 
security and commerce receive the state's full support; and
	(4)  On page 2, line 10, strike "now, therefore, be it" and 
substitute "and".
	(5)  On page 2, line 12, before "RESOLVED,", insert the 
following:           
	WHEREAS, The installation and use of fences, barriers, or 
other mechanisms is inhospitable and a harsh contrast to the 
gracious and genteel qualities that characterize local border 
communities; moreover, such construction, particularly through the 
use of eminent domain, is insidious and an affront to the pride and 
privilege of land ownership; now, therefore, be it
	(6)  On page 2, line 15, between "state" and the semicolon, 
insert "and preserve the vibrant culture of the border".