88R31380 AMB-D
 
  By: Metcalf H.R. No. 2300
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Over the course of the 88th Session, Chief Clerk
  Stephen Brown of the Texas House of Representatives and the
  employees of the Chief Clerk's Office have distinguished themselves
  in carrying out their vital duties to support the work of the
  legislature; and
         WHEREAS, The Chief Clerk's Office is responsible for
  processing the thousands of bills, amendments, and other documents
  that are considered during house deliberations, and with more than
  100 years of combined legislative experience, the office staff
  handled that daunting workload and all of its complexities with
  competence, professionalism, and exceptional good humor; and
         WHEREAS, Assisting the chief clerk is a resourceful group of
  employees that includes assistant chief clerk Mark Cervantes, bill
  clerk Andrew Holcomb, reading clerks Kate Atwood and Haley
  Hilderbran, and assistant bill clerks Jackson Dunn, Loredo Guerra,
  and Sarah Johnson; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. Brown brings a wealth of parliamentary skill and
  institutional knowledge to his office, and he and his staff merit
  special recognition for their contributions to the successful daily
  operations of this legislative session; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby commend Stephen Brown and the staff of the Chief
  Clerk's Office for their hard work and dedication and extend to them
  warmest best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. Brown and his staff as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives.