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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Honorable Phil Gramm rendered exceptional |
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| 6 | 7 | | service to residents of the Lone Star State throughout a tenure that |
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| 7 | 8 | | spanned nearly a quarter-century in the United States Congress; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, A native of Fort Benning, Georgia, Phil Gramm began |
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| 9 | 10 | | his education at a very young age, learning to listen as his father |
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| 10 | 11 | | read him books on the Civil War, Eisenhower's Crusade in Europe, |
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| 11 | 12 | | H. G. Wells's Outline of History, and more, all before he entered |
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| 12 | 13 | | the first grade; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, He graduated from the Georgia Military Academy in |
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| 14 | 15 | | 1961 and went on to work his way through school, taking night and |
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| 15 | 16 | | correspondence courses, saving up hard-earned money, and relying on |
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| 16 | 17 | | the GI bill while earning a bachelor's degree in economics; |
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| 17 | 18 | | continuing his studies, he attended graduate school and, |
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| 18 | 19 | | remarkably, never took a single note while completing a doctorate |
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| 19 | 20 | | in economics from the University of Georgia; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Beginning his career in academia in 1967, he was a |
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| 21 | 22 | | professor of economics at Texas A&M University for more than a |
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| 22 | 23 | | decade, and during that time, he also founded the economic |
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| 23 | 24 | | consulting firm Gramm and Associates; in addition, his work was |
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| 24 | 25 | | frequently included in economic journals, and he published two |
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| 25 | 26 | | books, The Role of Government in a Free Society and The Economics of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Mineral Extraction; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Concerned about the negative effects he perceived |
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| 28 | 29 | | government and special interests were having on the economy, |
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| 29 | 30 | | Senator Gramm first entered public service in 1978; he was elected |
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| 30 | 31 | | as a Democrat to the U.S. House of Representatives by the voters of |
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| 31 | 32 | | the state's Sixth Congressional District, which stretched from the |
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| 32 | 33 | | Fort Worth suburbs to College Station, and he was returned to that |
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| 33 | 34 | | office again as a Democrat in 1980; during his time in the house, he |
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| 34 | 35 | | accumulated a very conservative voting record, even by Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Democratic standards of the day, tallying an average rating of 89 |
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| 36 | 37 | | from the American Conservative Union, and from 1980 to 1982, he |
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| 37 | 38 | | received the highest rating from that organization of any Democrat |
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| 38 | 39 | | in the Texas delegation; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, In 1981, he cosponsored the Gramm-Latta Budget, |
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| 40 | 41 | | which implemented President Ronald Reagan's economic program, |
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| 41 | 42 | | increased military spending, cut other federal spending, and |
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| 42 | 43 | | mandated the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981, and as a result, he |
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| 43 | 44 | | was removed from the House Budget Committee; because he believed |
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| 44 | 45 | | that philosophical change in representation should be approved by |
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| 45 | 46 | | voters, he resigned, returned to his district, and ran as a |
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| 46 | 47 | | Republican for his vacant seat in a special election, the only |
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| 47 | 48 | | congressman ever to take such a step; with his win, he became the |
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| 48 | 49 | | first Republican to represent the district since its creation in |
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| 49 | 50 | | 1846; his election successes continued in 1984 when he ran for the |
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| 50 | 51 | | U.S. Senate and won more votes than any other candidate for |
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| 51 | 52 | | statewide office had ever received in Texas history; he then served |
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| 52 | 53 | | in the senate for the next 18 years; and |
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| 53 | 54 | | WHEREAS, During his decades in Congress, Senator Gramm |
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| 54 | 55 | | compiled an impressive legislative record that also included such |
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| 55 | 56 | | landmark bills as the Gramm-Rudman Act, which reined in federal |
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| 56 | 57 | | spending, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which allowed banks, |
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| 57 | 58 | | securities firms, and insurance companies to affiliate as part of a |
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| 58 | 59 | | financial services holding company; he further distinguished |
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| 59 | 60 | | himself as chair of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and |
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| 60 | 61 | | Urban Affairs; in 1991, he was honored for his outstanding |
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| 61 | 62 | | achievements with the prestigious Horatio Alger Award; and |
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| 62 | 63 | | WHEREAS, After stepping down from his senate seat in 2002, |
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| 63 | 64 | | Senator Gramm subsequently served for nine years as vice chair of |
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| 64 | 65 | | UBS Investment Bank, where his leadership and financial expertise |
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| 65 | 66 | | were vital in initial public offerings for Visa, the Bank of China, |
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| 66 | 67 | | the China Merchants Bank, and LG Philips; he also played a crucial |
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| 67 | 68 | | role in the follow-on equity offering for the Industrial and |
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| 68 | 69 | | Commercial Bank of China, the privatization of Telstra in |
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| 69 | 70 | | Australia, and the acquisition of 20 percent of Turkey-based Akbank |
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| 70 | 71 | | by Citibank; today, he is vice chair of Lone Star Global |
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| 71 | 72 | | Acquisitions and a senior partner of US Policy Metrics, and he |
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| 72 | 73 | | additionally serves as a visiting scholar at the American |
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| 73 | 74 | | Enterprise Institute; and |
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| 74 | 75 | | WHEREAS, In all of his endeavors, this esteemed statesman is |
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| 75 | 76 | | blessed with the love and support of his wife, Dr. Wendy Lee Gramm, |
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| 76 | 77 | | and their two sons, Marshall and Jeff, and he takes tremendous pride |
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| 77 | 78 | | in his five grandchildren, Caroline, Will, Joshua, Gilbert, and |
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| 78 | 79 | | Benjamin; and |
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| 79 | 80 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his exceptional career in this |
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| 80 | 81 | | nation's capital, Phil Gramm became an admired mentor to many young |
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| 81 | 82 | | people who were inspired by his dedication, his intellect, and his |
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| 82 | 83 | | belief in the boundless opportunities America has to offer, an |
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| 83 | 84 | | opinion that he so eloquently expressed with the following words: |
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| 84 | 85 | | "America is not a great and powerful country because the most |
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| 85 | 86 | | brilliant and talented people came to live here. America is great |
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| 86 | 87 | | and powerful because it was here that ordinary people like you and |
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| 87 | 88 | | me have had more opportunity and more freedom than any other people |
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| 88 | 89 | | who ever lived on the face of the earth"; and |
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| 89 | 90 | | WHEREAS, This state and nation have benefited immeasurably |
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| 90 | 91 | | from the vision, initiative, and outstanding contributions of Phil |
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| 91 | 92 | | Gramm, and the wide respect and admiration he enjoys from his fellow |
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| 92 | 93 | | citizens testify to the profound impact of his legacy; now, |
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| 93 | 94 | | therefore, be it |
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| 94 | 95 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 95 | 96 | | Legislature hereby commend the Honorable Phil Gramm for his |
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| 96 | 97 | | exemplary public service and extend to him warmest best wishes for |
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| 97 | 98 | | continued success and much happiness; and, be it further |
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| 98 | 99 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 99 | 100 | | prepared for Senator Gramm as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 100 | 101 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 101 | | - | Goldman |
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| 102 | | - | Straus González Paddie Straus González Paddie |
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| 103 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 104 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 105 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 106 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 107 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 108 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 109 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 110 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 111 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 112 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 113 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 114 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 115 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 116 | | - | Ashby Howard Price Ashby Howard Price |
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| 117 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 118 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 119 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 120 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 121 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 122 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 123 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 124 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 125 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 126 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 127 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 128 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 129 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 130 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 131 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 132 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 133 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 134 | | - | Burns Keough Rose Burns Keough Rose |
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| 135 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 136 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 137 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 138 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 139 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 140 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 141 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 142 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 143 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 144 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 145 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 146 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 147 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 148 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 149 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 150 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 151 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 152 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 153 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 154 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 155 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 156 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 157 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 158 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 159 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 160 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 161 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 162 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 163 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 164 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 165 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 166 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 167 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 168 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 169 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 170 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 171 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 172 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 173 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 174 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 175 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 176 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 177 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 178 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 179 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 180 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 181 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 182 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 183 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 184 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 185 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 186 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 187 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 188 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 189 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 190 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 191 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 192 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 193 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 194 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 195 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 196 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 197 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 198 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 199 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 200 | | - | Gonzales Otto Gonzales Otto |
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| 201 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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| 202 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 203 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 204 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 2158 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 205 | | - | 21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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| 206 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 207 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 208 | | - | |
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| 209 | | - | |
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| 210 | | - | |
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| 211 | | - | Straus González Paddie |
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| 212 | | - | |
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| 213 | | - | Allen Guerra Parker |
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| 214 | | - | |
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| 215 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Paul |
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| 216 | | - | |
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| 217 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Peña |
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| 218 | | - | |
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| 219 | | - | Anchia Harless Phelan |
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| 220 | | - | |
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| 221 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips |
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| 222 | | - | |
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| 223 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett |
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| 224 | | - | |
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| 225 | | - | Ashby Howard Price |
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| 226 | | - | |
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| 227 | | - | Aycock Huberty Raney |
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| 228 | | - | |
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| 229 | | - | Bell Hughes Raymond |
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| 230 | | - | |
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| 231 | | - | Bernal Hunter Reynolds |
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| 232 | | - | |
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| 233 | | - | Blanco Isaac Riddle |
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| 234 | | - | |
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| 235 | | - | Bohac Israel Rinaldi |
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| 236 | | - | |
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| 237 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 238 | | - | |
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| 239 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 240 | | - | |
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| 241 | | - | Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. |
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| 242 | | - | |
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| 243 | | - | Burns Keough Rose |
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| 244 | | - | |
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| 245 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford |
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| 246 | | - | |
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| 247 | | - | Button King of Parker Schaefer |
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| 248 | | - | |
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| 249 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schofield |
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| 250 | | - | |
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| 251 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert |
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| 252 | | - | |
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| 253 | | - | Clardy Klick Shaheen |
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| 254 | | - | |
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| 255 | | - | Coleman Koop Sheets |
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| 256 | | - | |
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| 257 | | - | Collier Krause Sheffield |
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| 258 | | - | |
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| 259 | | - | Cook Kuempel Simmons |
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| 260 | | - | |
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| 261 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simpson |
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| 262 | | - | |
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| 263 | | - | Crownover Larson Smith |
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| 264 | | - | |
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| 265 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee |
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| 266 | | - | |
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| 267 | | - | Dale Leach Spitzer |
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| 268 | | - | |
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| 269 | | - | Darby Longoria Springer |
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| 270 | | - | |
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| 271 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson |
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| 272 | | - | |
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| 273 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland |
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| 274 | | - | |
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| 275 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 276 | | - | |
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| 277 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris |
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| 278 | | - | |
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| 279 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt |
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| 280 | | - | |
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| 281 | | - | Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin |
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| 282 | | - | |
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| 283 | | - | Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 284 | | - | |
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| 285 | | - | Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 286 | | - | |
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| 287 | | - | Farias Miles VanDeaver |
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| 288 | | - | |
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| 289 | | - | Farney Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 290 | | - | |
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| 291 | | - | Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 292 | | - | |
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| 293 | | - | Fletcher Moody Walle |
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| 294 | | - | |
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| 295 | | - | Flynn Morrison White of Bell |
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| 296 | | - | |
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| 297 | | - | Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 298 | | - | |
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| 299 | | - | Frullo Murphy Workman |
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| 300 | | - | |
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| 301 | | - | Galindo Murr Wray |
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| 302 | | - | |
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| 303 | | - | Geren Naishtat Wu |
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| 304 | | - | |
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| 305 | | - | Giddings Nevárez Zedler |
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| 306 | | - | |
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| 307 | | - | Goldman Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 308 | | - | |
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| 309 | | - | Gonzales Otto |
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