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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to |
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express its gratitude to the staff of the House Research |
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Organization, whose hard work throughout this legislative session |
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has earned our highest respect; and |
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WHEREAS, The House Research Organization provides factual |
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and analytic information about house legislation; its concisely |
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formatted reports and digests cover nearly 1,000 bills and joint |
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resolutions each session, and throughout the interim, it continues |
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to produce special reports on a wide range of state government |
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issues; and |
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WHEREAS, Staffed by talented and dedicated professionals, |
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the House Research Organization staff includes director Tom |
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Whatley, editor Ben Davis, associate editor Laura Hendrickson, |
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office manager and senior analyst Rita Barr, administrative clerk |
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Anne Clary, senior analysts Betsy Blair, Kellie Dworaczyk, Joel |
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Eskovitz, and Tedd Holladay, and session analysts Courtney Carter, |
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Nnenna Ezekoye, Tom Howe, Andrei Lubomudrov, Carisa Magee, Virginia |
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Nailling, Philip Parker, Gena've Ramirez, Johanna Sevier, and Lonny |
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Stern; and |
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WHEREAS, These exceptional professionals have exhibited |
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tireless commitment to their task and contributed immeasurably to |
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the efforts of the 80th Legislature, and it is appropriate that |
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their dedication and hard work be recognized; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the House Research Organization and its |
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staff for their service to the legislature; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Whatley and the HRO as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |