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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The staff of the Texas Legislative Council has |
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worked diligently to meet the needs of the legislature over the |
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course of this 140-day regular session; and |
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WHEREAS, Each odd-numbered year, legislators travel to the |
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Capitol from across the Lone Star State to represent their |
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constituents; helping them are the members of the council's |
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information systems division, whose skilled technical services |
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crew ensures that offices are equipped with needed PCs, iPads, |
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printers, and software; the division's Computer Support Center |
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provides training designed to serve everyone from the most |
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technically adept clients to those with little to no experience, |
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and the division's technical support staff and CSC operators lend |
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their expertise over the phone or dispatch one of the council |
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computer consultants to an office to provide assistance; others |
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among the IS staff are at work developing and supporting custom |
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network and web applications to accomplish ever more diverse tasks; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The hardworking attorneys, legal assistants, |
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editors, and support staff of the legal division help to craft |
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proposed bills and constitutional amendments, substitutes, |
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amendments, conference committee reports, and miscellaneous |
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drafts; the division's legal editing team also performs a dual role |
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by carrying out the engrossing and enrolling duties for the house; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The research division of the TLC is composed of |
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policy issue researchers, statistical analysts, writers, |
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webmasters, mapmakers, and database specialists; during the |
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session, these staffers produce numerous senate and house amendment |
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and conference committee side-by-side analyses, bill analyses for |
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house committees, and policy, congratulatory, and memorial |
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resolutions; they also maintain Capweb and other useful websites; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Contributing to council efforts to meet the needs of |
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the legislature are members of the TLC's document production staff; |
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expertly producing and distributing thousands of drafts, house |
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official printings, and other documents this session are the |
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employees of the data transcription, graphics, proofreading, print |
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shop, document processing, and document distribution sections; and |
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WHEREAS, These diverse responsibilities are coordinated and |
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supported by staff of the executive and administrative departments, |
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who keep all divisions running smoothly during the session while |
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also helping with legislative drafting and analysis; and |
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WHEREAS, Council staff strive to bring to their duties |
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accuracy, creativity, knowledge, and technical expertise, and they |
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serve the legislature, and thereby the citizens of this state, to |
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the very best of their abilities; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the staff of the Texas Legislative |
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Council for their work in behalf of the legislative branch of |
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government and the Lone Star State; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the staff of the council as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Alonzo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 3027 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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