| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 295 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Residents from Collin County are gathering at the |
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| 6 | 6 | | State Capitol on February 9-10, 2009, to celebrate Collin County |
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| 7 | 7 | | Days, and this event provides an opportunity to pay tribute to this |
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| 8 | 8 | | prosperous area in North Texas; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Once inhabited by the Caddo Indians, the county is |
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| 10 | 10 | | located almost entirely within the state's Blackland Prairie, a |
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| 11 | 11 | | region of prime farmland that began attracting settlers in the |
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| 12 | 12 | | early 1840s; both the county, which was created in 1846, and the |
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| 13 | 13 | | present county seat, McKinney, which was established in 1849, were |
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| 14 | 14 | | named in honor of pioneer resident Collin McKinney, a signer of the |
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| 15 | 15 | | Texas Declaration of Independence; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Today, Collin County encompasses a portion of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | dynamic Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex; it has experienced one of the |
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| 18 | 18 | | fastest growth rates in Texas in recent years, and much of its 886 |
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| 19 | 19 | | square miles has been transformed into a bustling urban area; more |
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| 20 | 20 | | than 750,000 people now make their home in Collin County, with an |
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| 21 | 21 | | average of 94 new residents arriving each day; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, McKinney, one of the county's many booming |
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| 23 | 23 | | municipalities, boasts a population of nearly 105,000; this |
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| 24 | 24 | | historic community has been named the second-safest city in Texas |
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| 25 | 25 | | in its size category by Morgan Quitno Press, ranked 14th among the |
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| 26 | 26 | | "Best Places to Live" by Money magazine, and recognized as one of |
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| 27 | 27 | | the "Top 100" places to raise a family by Best Life magazine; |
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| 28 | 28 | | moreover, the city's Main Street program has been jointly |
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| 29 | 29 | | recognized by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the |
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| 30 | 30 | | Texas Historical Commission; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, With a population of more than 260,000, Plano is the |
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| 32 | 32 | | largest city in the county and a thriving business center; visitors |
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| 33 | 33 | | to this community can enjoy shops and malls with pleasant amenities |
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| 34 | 34 | | and a restored downtown square, which features brick sidewalks, |
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| 35 | 35 | | turn-of-the-century lampposts, and numerous specialty stores, |
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| 36 | 36 | | galleries, and restaurants; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The city of Allen, home to two especially well-known |
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| 38 | 38 | | residents, Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast Carly Patterson and |
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| 39 | 39 | | artist Amanda Dunbar, is yet another fast-growing town; Allen has a |
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| 40 | 40 | | population of more than 75,000, and its citizens are dedicated to |
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| 41 | 41 | | the development of a quality community with a top-ranked education |
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| 42 | 42 | | system, family-oriented residential areas, innovative recreational |
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| 43 | 43 | | facilities, and premier business developments; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | WHEREAS, The site now occupied by the city of Frisco was once |
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| 45 | 45 | | a Native American campground; with the arrival of the railroad in |
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| 46 | 46 | | the county in the 1870s and the subsequent growth of the area's |
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| 47 | 47 | | cotton industry, Frisco became a commercial center for farmers and |
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| 48 | 48 | | ranchers; incorporated in 1902, the town grew slowly until the late |
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| 49 | 49 | | 1980s, when it had a population of 5,000; today that figure stands |
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| 50 | 50 | | at more than 100,000, and the city serves as a hub of regional and |
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| 51 | 51 | | international business; Frisco is home to several international |
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| 52 | 52 | | companies, as well as FC Dallas, a major league soccer team, and the |
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| 53 | 53 | | Dallas Stars hockey team; the town has also emerged as a vibrant |
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| 54 | 54 | | arts scene; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | WHEREAS, Other communities add much to Collin County's |
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| 56 | 56 | | allure; Parker is the home of gymnast Nastia Liukin, winner of a |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2008 Olympic gold medal, and also the home of Southfork Ranch, the |
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| 58 | 58 | | filming location for the television series Dallas; Wylie, another |
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| 59 | 59 | | great place to call home, numbers 40,000 residents and can claim a |
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| 60 | 60 | | coveted ISO Class 1 Fire Protection Rating, an outstanding school |
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| 61 | 61 | | district, and an annual championship rodeo, as well as significant |
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| 62 | 62 | | investments in infrastructure; Celina has gained statewide fame for |
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| 63 | 63 | | its Bobcats high school football team, which has captured eight |
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| 64 | 64 | | state titles; true to its name, the town of Prosper has grown larger |
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| 65 | 65 | | in recent years and now has excellent access to the Metro area, |
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| 66 | 66 | | thanks to the recent opening of a Dallas North Tollway extension; |
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| 67 | 67 | | the community's residents are especially appreciative of their |
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| 68 | 68 | | skilled firefighters and paramedics, whose courage and quick action |
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| 69 | 69 | | have saved lives; and |
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| 70 | 70 | | WHEREAS, Farmersville is the hometown of Audie Murphy, the |
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| 71 | 71 | | most decorated American combat soldier of World War II, while the |
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| 72 | 72 | | community of Princeton served during that same war as a German |
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| 73 | 73 | | prisoner-of-war camp; the city of Murphy celebrated the 50th |
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| 74 | 74 | | anniversary of its incorporation on September 27, 2008, though |
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| 75 | 75 | | settlement in the area dates back to 1846; Melissa, platted in 1872, |
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| 76 | 76 | | is now a leading supplier of building materials; and |
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| 77 | 77 | | WHEREAS, In addition to the foregoing, citizens from the |
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| 78 | 78 | | communities of Anna, Blue Ridge, Copeville, Fairview, Josephine, |
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| 79 | 79 | | Lavon, Lowry Crossing, Lucas, Nevada, New Hope, St. Paul, |
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| 80 | 80 | | Westminster, and Weston, along with parts of Dallas, Garland, |
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| 81 | 81 | | Richardson, Royse City, and Sachse, have played an important part |
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| 82 | 82 | | in preserving Collin County's rich heritage and contributing to its |
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| 83 | 83 | | flourishing, diversified economy; and |
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| 84 | 84 | | WHEREAS, An exemplary educational system is critical to the |
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| 85 | 85 | | strength of any community, and Forbes magazine has lauded Collin |
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| 86 | 86 | | County schools for their impressive performance; county residents |
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| 87 | 87 | | are also proud of their high school athletic programs, which last |
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| 88 | 88 | | year saw four teams, from Allen, Prosper, Celina, and Wylie, |
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| 89 | 89 | | compete for state football championships; the Prosper High School |
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| 90 | 90 | | Eagles took the 2008 Class 3A Division 1 High School Football |
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| 91 | 91 | | Championship, and the Allen High School Eagles won the 5A Division 1 |
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| 92 | 92 | | Football Championship; and |
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| 93 | 93 | | WHEREAS, The citizens of this notable North Texas county are |
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| 94 | 94 | | working to preserve the best of their past even as they look forward |
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| 95 | 95 | | to a bright and promising future; now, therefore, be it |
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| 96 | 96 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 97 | 97 | | Legislature hereby recognize February 9-10, 2009, as Collin County |
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| 98 | 98 | | Days at the State Capitol and extend sincere best wishes to all |
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| 99 | 99 | | those Collin County residents who have traveled to Austin for this |
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| 100 | 100 | | event. |
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| 101 | 101 | | Paxton |
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| 102 | 102 | | McCall |
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| 103 | 103 | | Madden |
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| 104 | 104 | | Laubenberg |
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| 105 | 105 | | Straus Gattis Menendez Straus Gattis Menendez |
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| 106 | 106 | | Straus Gattis Menendez |
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| 107 | 107 | | Allen Geren Merritt Allen Geren Merritt |
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| 108 | 108 | | Allen Geren Merritt |
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| 109 | 109 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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| 110 | 110 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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| 111 | 111 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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| 112 | 112 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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| 113 | 113 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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| 114 | 114 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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| 115 | 115 | | Anderson Guillen Moody Anderson Guillen Moody |
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| 116 | 116 | | Anderson Guillen Moody |
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| 117 | 117 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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| 118 | 118 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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| 119 | 119 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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| 120 | 120 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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| 121 | 121 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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| 122 | 122 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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| 123 | 123 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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| 124 | 124 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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| 125 | 125 | | Bonnen Harless Orr Bonnen Harless Orr |
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| 126 | 126 | | Bonnen Harless Orr |
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| 127 | 127 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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| 128 | 128 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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| 129 | 129 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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| 130 | 130 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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| 131 | 131 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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| 132 | 132 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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| 133 | 133 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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| 134 | 134 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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| 135 | 135 | | Button Herrero Paxton Button Herrero Paxton |
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| 136 | 136 | | Button Herrero Paxton |
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| 137 | 137 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pena Callegari Hilderbran Pena |
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| 138 | 138 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pena |
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| 139 | 139 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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| 140 | 140 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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| 141 | 141 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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| 142 | 142 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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| 143 | 143 | | Chisum Homer Pierson Chisum Homer Pierson |
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| 144 | 144 | | Chisum Homer Pierson |
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| 145 | 145 | | Christian Hopson Pitts Christian Hopson Pitts |
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| 146 | 146 | | Christian Hopson Pitts |
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| 147 | 147 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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| 148 | 148 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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| 149 | 149 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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| 150 | 150 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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| 151 | 151 | | Cook Hughes Riddle Cook Hughes Riddle |
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| 152 | 152 | | Cook Hughes Riddle |
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| 153 | 153 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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| 154 | 154 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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| 155 | 155 | | Crabb Isett Ritter Crabb Isett Ritter |
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| 156 | 156 | | Crabb Isett Ritter |
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| 157 | 157 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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| 158 | 158 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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| 159 | 159 | | Creighton Jones Rose Creighton Jones Rose |
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| 160 | 160 | | Creighton Jones Rose |
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| 161 | 161 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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| 162 | 162 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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| 163 | 163 | | Darby Kent Shelton Darby Kent Shelton |
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| 164 | 164 | | Darby Kent Shelton |
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| 165 | 165 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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| 166 | 166 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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| 167 | 167 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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| 168 | 168 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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| 169 | 169 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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| 170 | 170 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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| 171 | 171 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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| 172 | 172 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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| 173 | 173 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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| 174 | 174 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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| 175 | 175 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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| 176 | 176 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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| 177 | 177 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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| 178 | 178 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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| 179 | 179 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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| 180 | 180 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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| 181 | 181 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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| 182 | 182 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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| 183 | 183 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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| 184 | 184 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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| 185 | 185 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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| 186 | 186 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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| 187 | 187 | | England Madden Turner of Harris England Madden Turner of Harris |
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| 188 | 188 | | England Madden Turner of Harris |
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| 189 | 189 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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| 190 | 190 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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| 191 | 191 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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| 192 | 192 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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| 193 | 193 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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| 194 | 194 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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| 195 | 195 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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| 196 | 196 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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| 197 | 197 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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| 198 | 198 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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| 199 | 199 | | Flynn McCall Weber Flynn McCall Weber |
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| 200 | 200 | | Flynn McCall Weber |
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| 201 | 201 | | Frost McClendon Woolley Frost McClendon Woolley |
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| 202 | 202 | | Frost McClendon Woolley |
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| 203 | 203 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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| 204 | 204 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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| 205 | 205 | | ______________________________ |
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| 206 | 206 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 207 | 207 | | I certify that H.R. No. 295 was adopted by the House on |
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| 208 | 208 | | February 10, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 209 | 209 | | ______________________________ |
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| 210 | 210 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 211 | 211 | | |
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| 212 | 212 | | |
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| 213 | 213 | | |
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| 214 | 214 | | Straus Gattis Menendez |
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| 215 | 215 | | |
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| 216 | 216 | | Allen Geren Merritt |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | Alonzo Giddings Miklos |
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| 219 | 219 | | |
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| 220 | 220 | | Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath |
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| 223 | 223 | | |
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| 224 | 224 | | Anderson Guillen Moody |
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| 225 | 225 | | |
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| 226 | 226 | | Aycock Gutierrez Morrison |
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| 227 | 227 | | |
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| 228 | 228 | | Berman Hamilton Naishtat |
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| 229 | 229 | | |
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| 230 | 230 | | Bohac Hancock Oliveira |
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| 231 | 231 | | |
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| 232 | 232 | | Bolton Hardcastle Olivo |
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| 233 | 233 | | |
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| 234 | 234 | | Bonnen Harless Orr |
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| 235 | 235 | | |
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| 236 | 236 | | Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr. |
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| 237 | 237 | | |
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| 238 | 238 | | Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto |
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| 239 | 239 | | |
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| 240 | 240 | | Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker |
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| 241 | 241 | | |
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| 242 | 242 | | Burnam Hernandez Patrick |
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| 243 | 243 | | |
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| 244 | 244 | | Button Herrero Paxton |
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| 245 | 245 | | |
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| 246 | 246 | | Callegari Hilderbran Pena |
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| 247 | 247 | | |
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| 248 | 248 | | Castro Hochberg Phillips |
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| 249 | 249 | | |
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| 250 | 250 | | Chavez Hodge Pickett |
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| 251 | 251 | | |
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| 252 | 252 | | Chisum Homer Pierson |
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| 253 | 253 | | |
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| 254 | 254 | | Christian Hopson Pitts |
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| 255 | 255 | | |
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| 256 | 256 | | Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla |
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| 257 | 257 | | |
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| 258 | 258 | | Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond |
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| 259 | 259 | | |
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| 260 | 260 | | Cook Hughes Riddle |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra |
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| 263 | 263 | | |
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| 264 | 264 | | Crabb Isett Ritter |
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| 265 | 265 | | |
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| 266 | 266 | | Craddick Jackson Rodriguez |
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| 267 | 267 | | |
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| 268 | 268 | | Creighton Jones Rose |
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| 269 | 269 | | |
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| 270 | 270 | | Crownover Keffer Sheffield |
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| 271 | 271 | | |
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| 272 | 272 | | Darby Kent Shelton |
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| 273 | 273 | | |
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| 274 | 274 | | Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant |
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| 275 | 275 | | |
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| 276 | 276 | | Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee |
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| 279 | 279 | | |
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| 280 | 280 | | Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons |
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| 281 | 281 | | |
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| 282 | 282 | | Dukes Kolkhorst Strama |
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| 283 | 283 | | |
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| 284 | 284 | | Dunnam Kuempel Swinford |
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| 285 | 285 | | |
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| 286 | 286 | | Dutton Laubenberg Taylor |
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| 287 | 287 | | |
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| 288 | 288 | | Edwards Legler Thibaut |
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| 289 | 289 | | |
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| 290 | 290 | | Eiland Leibowitz Thompson |
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| 291 | 291 | | |
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| 292 | 292 | | Eissler Lewis Truitt |
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| 293 | 293 | | |
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| 294 | 294 | | Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant |
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| 295 | 295 | | |
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| 296 | 296 | | England Madden Turner of Harris |
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| 297 | 297 | | |
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| 298 | 298 | | Farabee Maldonado Vaught |
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| 299 | 299 | | |
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| 300 | 300 | | Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey |
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| 301 | 301 | | |
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| 302 | 302 | | Farrar Marquez Villarreal |
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| 303 | 303 | | |
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| 304 | 304 | | Fletcher Martinez Vo |
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| 305 | 305 | | |
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| 306 | 306 | | Flores Martinez Fischer Walle |
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| 307 | 307 | | |
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| 308 | 308 | | Flynn McCall Weber |
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| 309 | 309 | | |
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| 310 | 310 | | Frost McClendon Woolley |
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| 311 | 311 | | |
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| 312 | 312 | | Gallego McReynolds Zerwas |
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