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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Section 27, Article I, Texas Constitution, states |
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"The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner, |
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to . . . apply to those invested with the powers of government for |
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redress of grievances or other purposes, by petition, address or |
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remonstrance"; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Texas House of Representatives |
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are committed to the right of the citizens of Texas to apply to |
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those invested with the powers of government for redress of |
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grievances; and |
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WHEREAS, The current e-mail addresses for the members and |
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staff of the Texas House of Representatives are long, complex, and |
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difficult to relay verbally, making it more difficult for the |
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citizens of Texas to contact their elected representatives; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby request the House Committee on Administration to |
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make available to the members and staff of the Texas House of |
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Representatives e-mail addresses with the top-level domain ".gov" |
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and with a domain name substantially similar to "@texashouse.gov"; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That if the committee decides to make such e-mail |
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addresses available, the committee decline to use the domain names |
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"@house.tx.gov" and "@house.texas.gov"; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That if the committee decides to make such e-mail |
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addresses available, such e-mail addresses be made available not |
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later than January 1, 2018, and the current e-mail addresses of the |
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house be withdrawn from service not later than December 31, 2018. |