1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 200 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A distinguished ecclesiastical career is nearing |
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6 | 6 | | its end as the Most Reverend Edmond Carmody prepares to conclude his |
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7 | 7 | | service as bishop of Corpus Christi; and |
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8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Born in Moyvane, County Kerry, Ireland, on January |
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9 | 9 | | 12, 1934, Edmond Carmody entered the Major Seminary of St. |
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10 | 10 | | Patrick's College at Carlow, Ireland, in 1951 and was ordained to |
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11 | 11 | | the priesthood for the Archdiocese of San Antonio on June 8, 1957; |
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12 | 12 | | following his arrival in Texas, Bishop Carmody served as associate |
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13 | 13 | | pastor of St. Mary's Church in Victoria and in similar capacities at |
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14 | 14 | | St. Margaret Mary's and St. Henry's Churches in San Antonio; and |
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15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1965, Bishop Carmody was named assistant |
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16 | 16 | | archdiocesan chaplain of scouts for his substantial involvement in |
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17 | 17 | | the scouting movement; he became chaplain of Incarnate Word High |
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18 | 18 | | School and secretary to the Archdiocesan Tribunal in San Antonio |
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19 | 19 | | the following year, and he continued to serve in those posts for the |
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20 | 20 | | next 17 years; during that time, he also completed a six-year term |
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21 | 21 | | as chaplain to the Texas Army National Guard; and |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Carmody furthered his education at Our Lady |
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23 | 23 | | of the Lake University in the late 1960s and early 1970s, earning |
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24 | 24 | | master's degrees in education and social work, and he is the |
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25 | 25 | | recipient of a doctorate of humane letters from the University of |
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26 | 26 | | the Incarnate Word in San Antonio; and |
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27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In 1974, Bishop Carmody was appointed director of |
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28 | 28 | | the Family Life Program, which garnered him national recognition |
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29 | 29 | | and a position as a delegate to the White House Conference on |
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30 | 30 | | Families in 1980; he left Texas in 1983 to perform missionary work |
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31 | 31 | | with the Missionary Society of St. James the Apostle in Guayaquil, |
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32 | 32 | | Ecuador, and was called back to Texas in 1988 when he was selected |
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33 | 33 | | as auxiliary bishop of San Antonio by Pope John Paul II; and |
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34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, After his ordainment, Bishop Carmody served in San |
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35 | 35 | | Antonio until his assignment as bishop of the Diocese of Tyler in |
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36 | 36 | | May 1992, and he was named bishop of Corpus Christi in early 2000; |
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37 | 37 | | in addition to the duties of these offices, he has undertaken a |
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38 | 38 | | number of other important roles since 1992, including his work as |
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39 | 39 | | chairman of the missions committee and as a member of both the |
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40 | 40 | | Marriage and Family Life Committee and the Ad Hoc Committee on |
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41 | 41 | | Economic Concerns of the Holy See for the National Conference of |
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42 | 42 | | Catholic Bishops; moreover, he has served as state chaplain for the |
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43 | 43 | | Knights of Columbus and as an executive board member for the East |
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44 | 44 | | Texas Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America; and |
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45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Bishop Carmody has figured prominently in a number |
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46 | 46 | | of significant community endeavors during his tenure in Corpus |
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47 | 47 | | Christi; these include the creation of John Paul II High School and |
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48 | 48 | | the building of Mother Teresa Shelter, which serves as a vital |
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49 | 49 | | resource for Corpus Christi's homeless, and he has worked closely |
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50 | 50 | | with the Diabetes Association to promote education about the |
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51 | 51 | | disease; this esteemed Texan plans to remain in the area and |
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52 | 52 | | continue his work in behalf of the community after concluding his |
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53 | 53 | | official duties as bishop of the diocese; and |
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54 | 54 | | WHEREAS, The inspiring spiritual leadership of Bishop Edmond |
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55 | 55 | | Carmody has energized and unified the Diocese of Corpus Christi, |
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56 | 56 | | and residents will long benefit from his exceptional legacy of |
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57 | 57 | | faith and service to others; now, therefore, be it |
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58 | 58 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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59 | 59 | | Legislature hereby honor the noteworthy career of Bishop Edmond |
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60 | 60 | | Carmody and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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61 | 61 | | happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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62 | 62 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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63 | 63 | | prepared for Bishop Carmody as an expression of high regard by the |
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64 | 64 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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65 | 65 | | Ortiz, Jr. |
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66 | 66 | | Rios Ybarra |
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67 | 67 | | Herrero |
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68 | 68 | | Gonzalez Toureilles |
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69 | 69 | | Hunter |
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70 | 70 | | Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez |
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71 | 71 | | Straus Gattis Menendez |
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72 | 72 | | Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt |
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73 | 73 | | Allen Geren Merritt |
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74 | 74 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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75 | 75 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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76 | 76 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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77 | 77 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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78 | 78 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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79 | 79 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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80 | 80 | | Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody |
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81 | 81 | | Anderson Guillen Moody |
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82 | 82 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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83 | 83 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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84 | 84 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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85 | 85 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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86 | 86 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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87 | 87 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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88 | 88 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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89 | 89 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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90 | 90 | | Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr |
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91 | 91 | | Bonnen Harless Orr |
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92 | 92 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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93 | 93 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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94 | 94 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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95 | 95 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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96 | 96 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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97 | 97 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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98 | 98 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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99 | 99 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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100 | 100 | | Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton |
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101 | 101 | | Button Herrero Paxton |
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102 | 102 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pea Callegari Hilderbran Pea |
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103 | 103 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pea |
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104 | 104 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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105 | 105 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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106 | 106 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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107 | 107 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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108 | 108 | | Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson |
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109 | 109 | | Chisum Homer Pierson |
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110 | 110 | | Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts |
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111 | 111 | | Christian Hopson Pitts |
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112 | 112 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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113 | 113 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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114 | 114 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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115 | 115 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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116 | 116 | | Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle |
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117 | 117 | | Cook Hughes Riddle |
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118 | 118 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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119 | 119 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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120 | 120 | | Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter |
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121 | 121 | | Crabb Isett Ritter |
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122 | 122 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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123 | 123 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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124 | 124 | | Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose |
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125 | 125 | | Creighton Jones Rose |
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126 | 126 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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127 | 127 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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128 | 128 | | Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton |
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129 | 129 | | Darby Kent Shelton |
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130 | 130 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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131 | 131 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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132 | 132 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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133 | 133 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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134 | 134 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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135 | 135 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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136 | 136 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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137 | 137 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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138 | 138 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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139 | 139 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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140 | 140 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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141 | 141 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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142 | 142 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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143 | 143 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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144 | 144 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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145 | 145 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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146 | 146 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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147 | 147 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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148 | 148 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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149 | 149 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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150 | 150 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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151 | 151 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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152 | 152 | | England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris |
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153 | 153 | | England Madden Turner of Harris |
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154 | 154 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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155 | 155 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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156 | 156 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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157 | 157 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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158 | 158 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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159 | 159 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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160 | 160 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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161 | 161 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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162 | 162 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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163 | 163 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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164 | 164 | | Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber |
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165 | 165 | | Flynn McCall Weber |
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166 | 166 | | Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley |
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167 | 167 | | Frost McClendon Woolley |
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168 | 168 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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169 | 169 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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170 | 170 | | ______________________________ |
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171 | 171 | | Speaker of the House |
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172 | 172 | | I certify that H.R. No. 200 was adopted by the House on March |
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173 | 173 | | 30, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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174 | 174 | | ______________________________ |
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175 | 175 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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176 | 176 | | |
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177 | 177 | | |
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178 | 178 | | |
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179 | 179 | | Straus Gattis Menendez |
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180 | 180 | | |
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181 | 181 | | Allen Geren Merritt |
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182 | 182 | | |
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183 | 183 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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184 | 184 | | |
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185 | 185 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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186 | 186 | | |
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187 | 187 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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188 | 188 | | |
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189 | 189 | | Anderson Guillen Moody |
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190 | 190 | | |
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191 | 191 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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192 | 192 | | |
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193 | 193 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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194 | 194 | | |
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195 | 195 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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196 | 196 | | |
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197 | 197 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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198 | 198 | | |
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199 | 199 | | Bonnen Harless Orr |
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200 | 200 | | |
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201 | 201 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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202 | 202 | | |
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203 | 203 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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204 | 204 | | |
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205 | 205 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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206 | 206 | | |
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207 | 207 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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208 | 208 | | |
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209 | 209 | | Button Herrero Paxton |
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210 | 210 | | |
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211 | 211 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pea |
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212 | 212 | | |
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213 | 213 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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214 | 214 | | |
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215 | 215 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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216 | 216 | | |
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217 | 217 | | Chisum Homer Pierson |
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218 | 218 | | |
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219 | 219 | | Christian Hopson Pitts |
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220 | 220 | | |
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221 | 221 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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222 | 222 | | |
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223 | 223 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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224 | 224 | | |
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225 | 225 | | Cook Hughes Riddle |
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226 | 226 | | |
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227 | 227 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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228 | 228 | | |
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229 | 229 | | Crabb Isett Ritter |
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230 | 230 | | |
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231 | 231 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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232 | 232 | | |
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233 | 233 | | Creighton Jones Rose |
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234 | 234 | | |
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235 | 235 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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236 | 236 | | |
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237 | 237 | | Darby Kent Shelton |
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238 | 238 | | |
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239 | 239 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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240 | 240 | | |
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241 | 241 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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242 | 242 | | |
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243 | 243 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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244 | 244 | | |
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245 | 245 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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246 | 246 | | |
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247 | 247 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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248 | 248 | | |
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249 | 249 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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250 | 250 | | |
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251 | 251 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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252 | 252 | | |
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253 | 253 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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254 | 254 | | |
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255 | 255 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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256 | 256 | | |
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257 | 257 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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258 | 258 | | |
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259 | 259 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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260 | 260 | | |
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261 | 261 | | England Madden Turner of Harris |
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262 | 262 | | |
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263 | 263 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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264 | 264 | | |
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265 | 265 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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266 | 266 | | |
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267 | 267 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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268 | 268 | | |
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269 | 269 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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270 | 270 | | |
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271 | 271 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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272 | 272 | | |
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273 | 273 | | Flynn McCall Weber |
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274 | 274 | | |
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275 | 275 | | Frost McClendon Woolley |
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276 | 276 | | |
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277 | 277 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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