H.R. No. 638
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The 43rd annual Texas Legislative Conference is
  being held in New Braunfels on March 19 and 20, 2009; and
         WHEREAS, A nonpartisan forum, this important statewide
  conference is hosted each year by the Greater New Braunfels Chamber
  of Commerce, with the assistance of dedicated cosponsors and
  associate sponsors; more than 500 Texans representing government,
  education, business, and other key areas come together to focus on
  public policy issues; this year, the state energy plan and economic
  outlook are among the topics to be addressed, and a media panel will
  discuss the 81st Legislative Session; and
         WHEREAS, The conference accords a special honor to an
  individual who has had a positive impact on the Lone Star State, and
  previous honorees include Lady Bird Johnson, Barbara Jordan, Lloyd
  Bentsen, Herb Kelleher, and former president George W. Bush; the
  2009 Texan of the Year is business pioneer and philanthropist T.
  Boone Pickens, who will be recognized at a reception on March 19 and
  will deliver the opening address on March 20; and
         WHEREAS, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus will give the keynote
  address; the conference advisory committee, chaired by State
  Representative Edmund Kuempel, also includes United States Senator
  Kay Bailey Hutchison, State Senator Jeff Wentworth, former governor
  Dolph Briscoe, Ray Perryman, and Alan Shivers, Jr.; and
         WHEREAS, For more than four decades, the Texas Legislative
  Conference has provided a vital opportunity for a cross-section of
  state leaders to exchange viewpoints, and the conference sponsors
  and organizers merit special praise for their work on this notable
  event; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize the 43rd annual Texas Legislative
  Conference taking place in New Braunfels on March 19 and 20, 2009,
  and extend best wishes for a productive and enjoyable gathering to
  all those attending.
 
  Miller of Comal
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Peña
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 638 was adopted by the House on March
  3, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House