| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Pop music superstar Phil Collins has donated his |
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| 6 | 7 | | magnificent collection of historical artifacts to the State of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Texas for display at the Alamo; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Born in London in 1951, Mr. Collins became |
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| 9 | 10 | | interested in the Battle of the Alamo as a boy while watching the |
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| 10 | 11 | | classic Walt Disney television series Davy Crockett, King of the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Wild Frontier; his interest in collecting was sparked in 1994, when |
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| 12 | 13 | | his wife gave him a receipt for a saddle sold by John W. Smith, a |
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| 13 | 14 | | courier who departed from the Alamo before the battle and who |
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| 14 | 15 | | eventually became the first mayor of San Antonio; subsequently, he |
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| 15 | 16 | | received more such presents, and he began purchasing items |
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| 16 | 17 | | connected to the Alamo and early Texas history; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, On his second visit to San Antonio in 2004, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Mr. Collins formed a friendship with the owner of the History Shop, |
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| 19 | 20 | | located just a short distance from the mission; the ground under the |
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| 20 | 21 | | store had never been excavated, so Mr. Collins arranged for and |
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| 21 | 22 | | participated in a historical dig that recovered a host of |
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| 22 | 23 | | significant objects; in addition, he made possible the installation |
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| 23 | 24 | | in the History Shop of a large diorama of the Alamo compound, and he |
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| 24 | 25 | | recorded narration that enhances its depiction of the positions of |
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| 25 | 26 | | Texian defenders during the attack; he also recognized the |
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| 26 | 27 | | importance of George Nelson's book The Alamo: An Illustrated |
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| 27 | 28 | | History and funded two reprintings of the work; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Collins was named an honorary member of |
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| 29 | 30 | | a chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and was featured as a |
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| 30 | 31 | | guest speaker at the Remembrance Ceremony hosted by the Alamo |
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| 31 | 32 | | Defenders Descendants Association; he was subsequently awarded an |
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| 32 | 33 | | honorary doctorate in history by McMurry University; moreover, he |
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| 33 | 34 | | authored a beautifully illustrated book, The Alamo and Beyond: A |
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| 34 | 35 | | Collector's Journey, which received a 2013 Publication Award from |
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| 35 | 36 | | the San Antonio Conservation Society; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, Over the years, Mr. Collins assembled what is now |
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| 37 | 38 | | considered the world's largest private collection of Alamo and |
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| 38 | 39 | | Texas Revolution artifacts; it includes hundreds of documents, |
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| 39 | 40 | | among them a letter from Stephen F. Austin and an 1835 grant of land |
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| 40 | 41 | | to Sam Houston, as well as a rifle and leather pouch owned by David |
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| 41 | 42 | | Crockett and a knife carried in battle by Jim Bowie; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, The donation of this phenomenal collection will |
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| 43 | 44 | | greatly enhance the experience of visitors to the Alamo, providing |
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| 44 | 45 | | them with a greater understanding and appreciation of the famous |
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| 45 | 46 | | battle and its place in the arc of history; Phil Collins has long |
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| 46 | 47 | | been admired by innumerable fans across Texas for his musical |
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| 47 | 48 | | accomplishments, and by sharing his love of our frontier heritage |
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| 48 | 49 | | through this superlative gift, he has earned the lasting respect |
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| 49 | 50 | | and gratitude of all residents of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 50 | 51 | | therefore, be it |
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| 51 | 52 | | RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | hereby recognize Phil Collins as an honorary Texan and commend him |
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| 53 | 54 | | for the generous donation of his remarkable collection of |
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| 54 | 55 | | historical artifacts; and, be it further |
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| 55 | 56 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 56 | 57 | | prepared for Mr. Collins as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 57 | 58 | | Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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| 58 | | - | Larson |
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| 59 | | - | Straus González Paddie Straus González Paddie |
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| 60 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 61 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 62 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 63 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 64 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 65 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 66 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 67 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 68 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 69 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 70 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 71 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 72 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 73 | | - | Ashby Howard Price Ashby Howard Price |
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| 74 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 75 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 76 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 77 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 78 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 79 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 80 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 81 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 82 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 83 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 84 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 85 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 86 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 87 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 88 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 89 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 90 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 91 | | - | Burns Keough Rose Burns Keough Rose |
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| 92 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 93 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 94 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 95 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 96 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 97 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 98 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 99 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 100 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 101 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 102 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 103 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 104 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 105 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 106 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 107 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 108 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 109 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 110 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 111 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 112 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 113 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 114 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 115 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 116 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 117 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 118 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 119 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 120 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 121 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 122 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 123 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 124 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 125 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 126 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 127 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 128 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 129 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 130 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 131 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 132 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 133 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 134 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 135 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 136 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 137 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 138 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 139 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 140 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 141 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 142 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 143 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 144 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 145 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 146 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 147 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 148 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 149 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 150 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 151 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 152 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 153 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 154 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 155 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 156 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 157 | | - | Gonzales Otto Gonzales Otto |
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| 158 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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| 159 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 160 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 161 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 79 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 162 | | - | 11, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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| 163 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 164 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 165 | | - | I certify that H.C.R. No. 79 was adopted by the Senate on March |
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| 166 | | - | 11, 2015, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 167 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 168 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 169 | | - | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 170 | | - | Date |
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| 171 | | - | __________________ |
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| 172 | | - | Governor |
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| 173 | | - | |
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| 174 | | - | |
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| 175 | | - | |
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| 176 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 177 | | - | |
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| 178 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 179 | | - | |
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| 180 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 181 | | - | |
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| 182 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 183 | | - | |
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| 184 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 185 | | - | |
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| 186 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 187 | | - | |
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| 188 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 189 | | - | |
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| 190 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 191 | | - | |
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| 192 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 193 | | - | |
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| 194 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 195 | | - | |
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| 196 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 197 | | - | |
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| 198 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 199 | | - | |
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| 200 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 201 | | - | |
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| 202 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 203 | | - | |
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| 204 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 205 | | - | |
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| 206 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 207 | | - | |
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| 208 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 209 | | - | |
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| 210 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 211 | | - | |
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| 212 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 213 | | - | |
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| 214 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 215 | | - | |
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| 216 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 217 | | - | |
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| 218 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 219 | | - | |
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| 220 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 221 | | - | |
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| 222 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 223 | | - | |
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| 224 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 225 | | - | |
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| 226 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 227 | | - | |
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| 228 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 229 | | - | |
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| 230 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 231 | | - | |
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| 232 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 233 | | - | |
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| 234 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 235 | | - | |
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| 236 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 237 | | - | |
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| 238 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 239 | | - | |
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| 240 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 241 | | - | |
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| 242 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 243 | | - | |
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| 244 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 245 | | - | |
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| 246 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 247 | | - | |
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| 248 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 249 | | - | |
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| 250 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 251 | | - | |
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| 252 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 253 | | - | |
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| 254 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 255 | | - | |
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| 256 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 257 | | - | |
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| 258 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 259 | | - | |
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| 260 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 261 | | - | |
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| 262 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 263 | | - | |
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| 264 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 265 | | - | |
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| 266 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 267 | | - | |
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| 268 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 269 | | - | |
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| 270 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 271 | | - | |
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| 272 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 273 | | - | |
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| 274 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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