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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The people of Texas lost a visionary steward of the |
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| 6 | 7 | | state's resources with the passing of former land commissioner and |
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| 7 | 8 | | state representative Robert Landis Armstrong of Austin on March 1, |
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| 8 | 9 | | 2015, at the age of 82; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Bob Armstrong began his long career in public |
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| 10 | 11 | | service as an assistant attorney general, and he was elected to the |
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| 11 | 12 | | Texas Legislature in 1962; one of that body's earliest champions of |
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| 12 | 13 | | the environment, he created the Interagency Council on Natural |
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| 13 | 14 | | Resources, the Texas State Parks Advisory Committee, and the Texas |
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| 14 | 15 | | Conservation Foundation; he also carried the constitutional |
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| 15 | 16 | | amendment allowing the Permanent University Fund to diversify its |
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| 16 | 17 | | portfolio by investing in stocks as well as bonds; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Elected land commissioner in 1970, Mr. Armstrong |
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| 18 | 19 | | increased the Permanent University Fund by billions of dollars as |
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| 19 | 20 | | chair of the Board for Lease of University Lands; he raised royalty |
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| 20 | 21 | | payments to the fund and saved the state some $300 million by |
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| 21 | 22 | | shielding state and university lands from federal attempts to |
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| 22 | 23 | | collect windfall profits tax; in addition, he played a key role in |
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| 23 | 24 | | the crafting of the Coastal Zone Management Program; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This dynamic Texan was appointed to the Parks and |
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| 25 | 26 | | Wildlife Commission in 1985, when the state ranked a dismal 47th in |
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| 26 | 27 | | the nation in park acreage per person; accomplishing a long-held |
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| 27 | 28 | | dream, he guided the purchase of 212,000 acres for Big Bend Ranch |
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| 28 | 29 | | State Park, which doubled the state's total park acreage; he was |
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| 29 | 30 | | later appointed natural resources and energy advisor to Governor |
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| 30 | 31 | | Ann Richards; during the Clinton administration, he served for five |
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| 31 | 32 | | years as assistant secretary for land and minerals management at |
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| 32 | 33 | | the United States Department of the Interior, with responsibility |
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| 33 | 34 | | for the Bureau of Land Management, the Minerals Management Service, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and the Office of Surface Mining; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, After returning to Austin, Mr. Armstrong served on a |
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| 36 | 37 | | number of presidential committees regarding land and resource |
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| 37 | 38 | | management; he continued to work in behalf of conservation |
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| 38 | 39 | | organizations, including the local chapter of the Sierra Club, |
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| 39 | 40 | | which he had established in 1968, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife |
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| 40 | 41 | | Foundation, of which he was a founding member; he remained involved |
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| 41 | 42 | | with the Western States Land Commissioners Association, which he |
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| 42 | 43 | | had served as president, and he was on the board of Trustees for |
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| 43 | 44 | | Alaska, a nonprofit environmental law firm; moreover, he gave |
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| 44 | 45 | | generously of his time and expertise to the board of The First Tee |
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| 45 | 46 | | of Greater Austin, an organization that teaches golf and life |
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| 46 | 47 | | skills to disadvantaged youth; and |
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| 47 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Armstrong was the recipient of numerous |
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| 48 | 49 | | accolades, among them the Field and Stream Conservation Award, the |
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| 49 | 50 | | Nature Conservancy President's Public Service Award, the Texas |
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| 50 | 51 | | Nature Conservancy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Chevron |
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| 51 | 52 | | Conservation Award; in 2014, the headquarters building at Big Bend |
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| 52 | 53 | | Ranch State Park was renamed the Bob Armstrong Visitor Center; he |
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| 53 | 54 | | further held a distinction best appreciated by his fellow Austin |
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| 54 | 55 | | natives, namely, a popular queso dip named in his honor at the |
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| 55 | 56 | | iconic Matt's El Rancho restaurant; and |
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| 56 | 57 | | WHEREAS, The only child of Robert and Louise Armstrong, |
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| 57 | 58 | | Mr. Armstrong was born on November 7, 1932; he graduated from The |
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| 58 | 59 | | University of Texas at Austin and served his country as a lieutenant |
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| 59 | 60 | | in the U.S. Navy for two years before completing his law degree at |
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| 60 | 61 | | UT; and |
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| 61 | 62 | | WHEREAS, A gifted consensus builder, Bob Armstrong combined a |
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| 62 | 63 | | strong sense of purpose and a formidable work ethic with a warm, |
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| 63 | 64 | | easy-going manner and respect for all viewpoints; although he will |
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| 64 | 65 | | be deeply missed by those who were privileged to share in the |
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| 65 | 66 | | richness of his life, his tremendous legacy of achievement will |
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| 66 | 67 | | continue to benefit the citizens of Texas for years to come; now, |
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| 67 | 68 | | therefore, be it |
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| 68 | 69 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 69 | 70 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Robert Landis |
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| 70 | 71 | | Armstrong and extend sincere condolences to the members of his |
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| 71 | 72 | | family: to his wife of 31 years, Linda Aaker; to his children, |
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| 72 | 73 | | Martha Louise, Shannon, Landis, and Will; to his grandsons, Landis |
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| 73 | 74 | | and Finn Hagerty; and to his many other relatives and friends; and, |
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| 74 | 75 | | be it further |
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| 75 | 76 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 76 | 77 | | prepared for the members of his family and that when the Texas House |
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| 77 | 78 | | of Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Bob |
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| 78 | 79 | | Armstrong. |
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| 79 | | - | Naishtat |
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| 80 | | - | Straus González Paddie Straus González Paddie |
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| 81 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 82 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 83 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 84 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 85 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 86 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 87 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 88 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 89 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 90 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 91 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 92 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 93 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 94 | | - | Ashby Howard Price Ashby Howard Price |
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| 95 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 96 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 97 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 98 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 99 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 100 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 101 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 102 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 103 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 104 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 105 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 106 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 107 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 108 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 109 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 110 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 111 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 112 | | - | Burns Keough Rose Burns Keough Rose |
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| 113 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 114 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 115 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 116 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 117 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 118 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 119 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 120 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 121 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 122 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 123 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 124 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 125 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 126 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 127 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 128 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 129 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 130 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 131 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 132 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 133 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 134 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 135 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 136 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 137 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 138 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 139 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 140 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 141 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 142 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 143 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 144 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 145 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 146 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 147 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 148 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 149 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 150 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 151 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 152 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 153 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 154 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 155 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 156 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 157 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 158 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 159 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 160 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 161 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 162 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 163 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 164 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 165 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 166 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 167 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 168 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 169 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 170 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 171 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 172 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 173 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 174 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 175 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 176 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 177 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 178 | | - | Gonzales Otto Gonzales Otto |
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| 179 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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| 180 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 181 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 182 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 1736 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 183 | | - | vote of the House on April 13, 2015. |
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| 184 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 185 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 186 | | - | |
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| 187 | | - | |
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| 188 | | - | |
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| 189 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 190 | | - | |
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| 191 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 192 | | - | |
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| 193 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 194 | | - | |
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| 195 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 196 | | - | |
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| 197 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 198 | | - | |
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| 199 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 200 | | - | |
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| 201 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 202 | | - | |
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| 203 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 204 | | - | |
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| 205 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 206 | | - | |
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| 207 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 208 | | - | |
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| 209 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 210 | | - | |
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| 211 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 212 | | - | |
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| 213 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 214 | | - | |
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| 215 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 216 | | - | |
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| 217 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 218 | | - | |
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| 219 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 220 | | - | |
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| 221 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 222 | | - | |
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| 223 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 224 | | - | |
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| 225 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 226 | | - | |
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| 227 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 228 | | - | |
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| 229 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 230 | | - | |
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| 231 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 232 | | - | |
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| 233 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 234 | | - | |
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| 235 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 236 | | - | |
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| 237 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 238 | | - | |
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| 239 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 240 | | - | |
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| 241 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 242 | | - | |
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| 243 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 244 | | - | |
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| 245 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 246 | | - | |
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| 247 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 248 | | - | |
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| 249 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 250 | | - | |
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| 251 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 252 | | - | |
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| 253 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 254 | | - | |
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| 255 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 256 | | - | |
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| 257 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 258 | | - | |
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| 259 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 260 | | - | |
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| 261 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 262 | | - | |
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| 263 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 264 | | - | |
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| 265 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 266 | | - | |
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| 267 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 268 | | - | |
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| 269 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 270 | | - | |
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| 271 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 272 | | - | |
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| 273 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 274 | | - | |
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| 275 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 276 | | - | |
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| 277 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 278 | | - | |
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| 279 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 280 | | - | |
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| 281 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 282 | | - | |
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| 283 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 284 | | - | |
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| 285 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 286 | | - | |
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| 287 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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