80R19918 JGH-D
 
  By: Farabee H.R. No. 2485
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to
  express its gratitude to the staff of the House Research
  Organization, whose hard work throughout this legislative session
  has earned our highest respect; and
         WHEREAS, The House Research Organization provides factual
  and analytic information about house legislation; its concisely
  formatted reports and digests cover nearly 1,000 bills and joint
  resolutions each session, and throughout the interim, it continues
  to produce special reports on a wide range of state government
  issues; and
         WHEREAS, Staffed by talented and dedicated professionals,
  the House Research Organization staff includes director Tom
  Whatley, editor Ben Davis, associate editor Laura Hendrickson,
  office manager and senior analyst Rita Barr, administrative clerk
  Anne Clary, senior analysts Betsy Blair, Kellie Dworaczyk, Joel
  Eskovitz, and Tedd Holladay, and session analysts Courtney Carter,
  Nnenna Ezekoye, Tom Howe, Andrei Lubomudrov, Carisa Magee, Virginia
  Nailling, Philip Parker, Gena've Ramirez, Johanna Sevier, and Lonny
  Stern; and
         WHEREAS, These exceptional professionals have exhibited
  tireless commitment to their task and contributed immeasurably to
  the efforts of the 80th Legislature, and it is appropriate that
  their dedication and hard work be recognized; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend the House Research Organization and its
  staff for their service to the legislature; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Whatley and the HRO as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.