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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Sam |
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| 6 | 7 | | Bernard Raia Jr. of Sugar Land, who passed away on March 1, 2015, at |
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| 7 | 8 | | the age of 80; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Sam Raia Sr. and Mary Francis Raia, Sammy |
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| 9 | 10 | | Raia was born and raised in Houston and grew up with the company of |
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| 10 | 11 | | his brothers, Carl and Russell; he graduated from St. Thomas High |
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| 11 | 12 | | School and earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the |
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| 12 | 13 | | University of Houston before joining the U.S. Air Force Reserve; |
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| 13 | 14 | | while stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, he was |
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| 14 | 15 | | known to hitchhike home to the Bayou City to enjoy his mother's |
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| 15 | 16 | | homemade pasta and ricotta; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Raia demonstrated an exceptional work ethic |
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| 17 | 18 | | throughout his life; at the age of 13, he got his first job at a |
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| 18 | 19 | | grocery store, and he later installed air conditioners and was |
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| 19 | 20 | | employed by the U.S. Postal Service; after working as a draftsman |
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| 20 | 21 | | at Fish Engineering, he joined the Gaido-Lingle Pipe Coating |
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| 21 | 22 | | Company in 1959, and he rose to the rank of executive vice president |
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| 22 | 23 | | of sales during his notable 42-year career with that business; he |
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| 23 | 24 | | also shared his time and expertise with the National Association of |
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| 24 | 25 | | Pipe Coating Applicators, which he served as president; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, An engaged citizen and dedicated supporter of the |
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| 26 | 27 | | Fort Bend County Republican Party, Mr. Raia was active in many GOP |
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| 27 | 28 | | precinct, senatorial, and state conventions, and he was excited to |
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| 28 | 29 | | have the opportunity to attend the party's national convention in |
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| 29 | 30 | | 1999; in recognition of his contributions, he was named an honorary |
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| 30 | 31 | | life member of the Spirit of Freedom Republican Women's Club; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Raia was a valued parishioner at St. Laurence |
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| 32 | 33 | | Catholic Church; in his leisure time, he enjoyed playing tennis and |
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| 33 | 34 | | golf, and he was a member and a past president of the Sugar Creek |
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| 34 | 35 | | Country Club; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, Above all else, Mr. Raia was devoted to his loved |
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| 36 | 37 | | ones, including his wife, Terese, his children, Deborah, Sam, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Elizabeth, and Mary, and his grandchildren, Hannah, Regis, Scott, |
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| 38 | 39 | | Andrea, Zachary, Robert, Teresa, Corrine, and Melissa; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Sammy Raia lived a rich and purposeful life centered |
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| 40 | 41 | | around his family, his faith, and his community, and he will forever |
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| 41 | 42 | | be remembered with great admiration and affection by all who had the |
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| 42 | 43 | | good fortune to know him; now, therefore, be it |
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| 43 | 44 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 44 | 45 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Sam Bernard Raia Jr. |
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| 45 | 46 | | and extend deepest sympathy to the members of his family: to his |
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| 46 | 47 | | wife, Terese Raia; to his children, Deborah Smith and her husband, |
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| 47 | 48 | | Rix, Sam B. Raia III and his wife, Mary Lynn, Elizabeth Backiel, and |
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| 48 | 49 | | Mary Margaret Giles and her husband, Doug; to his grandchildren, |
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| 49 | 50 | | Hannah Basel, Regis Giles, Scott Nunez, Andrea and Zachary Spruill, |
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| 50 | 51 | | Robert and Teresa Backiel, and Corrine and Melissa Smith; to his |
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| 51 | 52 | | brother, Russell; and to his other relatives and many friends; and, |
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| 52 | 53 | | be it further |
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| 53 | 54 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 54 | 55 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 55 | 56 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Sammy Raia. |
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| 56 | | - | Miller of Fort Bend |
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| 57 | | - | Straus Guillen Naishtat Straus Guillen Naishtat |
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| 58 | | - | Straus Guillen Naishtat |
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| 59 | | - | Allen Gutierrez Oliveira Allen Gutierrez Oliveira |
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| 60 | | - | Allen Gutierrez Oliveira |
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| 61 | | - | Alonzo Hernandez Paul Alonzo Hernandez Paul |
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| 62 | | - | Alonzo Hernandez Paul |
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| 63 | | - | Anchia Herrero Peña Anchia Herrero Peña |
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| 64 | | - | Anchia Herrero Peña |
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| 65 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Howard Phelan Anderson of Dallas Howard Phelan |
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| 66 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Howard Phelan |
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| 67 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Huberty Phillips Anderson of McLennan Huberty Phillips |
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| 68 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Huberty Phillips |
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| 69 | | - | Bell Hughes Pickett Bell Hughes Pickett |
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| 70 | | - | Bell Hughes Pickett |
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| 71 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 72 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 73 | | - | Blanco Israel Reynolds Blanco Israel Reynolds |
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| 74 | | - | Blanco Israel Reynolds |
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| 75 | | - | Bohac Johnson Rinaldi Bohac Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 76 | | - | Bohac Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 77 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 78 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 79 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 80 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 81 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 82 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 83 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 84 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 85 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 86 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 87 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 88 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 89 | | - | Clardy King of Uvalde Schofield Clardy King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 90 | | - | Clardy King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 91 | | - | Coleman Klick Schubert Coleman Klick Schubert |
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| 92 | | - | Coleman Klick Schubert |
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| 93 | | - | Collier Koop Shaheen Collier Koop Shaheen |
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| 94 | | - | Collier Koop Shaheen |
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| 95 | | - | Craddick Krause Sheets Craddick Krause Sheets |
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| 96 | | - | Craddick Krause Sheets |
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| 97 | | - | Crownover Kuempel Simpson Crownover Kuempel Simpson |
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| 98 | | - | Crownover Kuempel Simpson |
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| 99 | | - | Cyrier Landgraf Smithee Cyrier Landgraf Smithee |
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| 100 | | - | Cyrier Landgraf Smithee |
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| 101 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Spitzer Dale Laubenberg Spitzer |
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| 102 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Spitzer |
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| 103 | | - | Davis of Dallas Leach Springer Davis of Dallas Leach Springer |
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| 104 | | - | Davis of Dallas Leach Springer |
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| 105 | | - | Deshotel Longoria Stephenson Deshotel Longoria Stephenson |
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| 106 | | - | Deshotel Longoria Stephenson |
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| 107 | | - | Dukes Lozano Stickland Dukes Lozano Stickland |
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| 108 | | - | Dukes Lozano Stickland |
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| 109 | | - | Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 110 | | - | Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 111 | | - | Elkins Márquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Márquez Thompson of Harris |
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| 112 | | - | Elkins Márquez Thompson of Harris |
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| 113 | | - | Faircloth Martinez Tinderholt Faircloth Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 114 | | - | Faircloth Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 115 | | - | Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin |
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| 116 | | - | Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin |
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| 117 | | - | Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farias McClendon Turner of Harris |
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| 118 | | - | Farias McClendon Turner of Harris |
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| 119 | | - | Farrar Metcalf VanDeaver Farrar Metcalf VanDeaver |
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| 120 | | - | Farrar Metcalf VanDeaver |
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| 121 | | - | Fletcher Meyer Villalba Fletcher Meyer Villalba |
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| 122 | | - | Fletcher Meyer Villalba |
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| 123 | | - | Flynn Miles Vo Flynn Miles Vo |
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| 124 | | - | Flynn Miles Vo |
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| 125 | | - | Frank Miller of Fort Bend Walle Frank Miller of Fort Bend Walle |
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| 126 | | - | Frank Miller of Fort Bend Walle |
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| 127 | | - | Frullo Minjarez White of Tyler Frullo Minjarez White of Tyler |
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| 128 | | - | Frullo Minjarez White of Tyler |
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| 129 | | - | Galindo Moody Wray Galindo Moody Wray |
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| 130 | | - | Galindo Moody Wray |
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| 131 | | - | Giddings Morrison Wu Giddings Morrison Wu |
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| 132 | | - | Giddings Morrison Wu |
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| 133 | | - | Gonzales Muñoz, Jr. Zedler Gonzales Muñoz, Jr. Zedler |
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| 134 | | - | Gonzales Muñoz, Jr. Zedler |
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| 135 | | - | González Murphy Zerwas González Murphy Zerwas |
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| 136 | | - | González Murphy Zerwas |
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| 137 | | - | Guerra Murr Guerra Murr |
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| 138 | | - | Guerra Murr |
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| 139 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 140 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 141 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 2708 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 142 | | - | vote of the House on May 12, 2015. |
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| 143 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 144 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 145 | | - | |
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| 146 | | - | |
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| 147 | | - | |
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| 148 | | - | Straus Guillen Naishtat |
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| 149 | | - | |
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| 150 | | - | Allen Gutierrez Oliveira |
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| 151 | | - | |
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| 152 | | - | Alonzo Hernandez Paul |
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| 153 | | - | |
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| 154 | | - | Anchia Herrero Peña |
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| 155 | | - | |
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| 156 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Howard Phelan |
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| 157 | | - | |
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| 158 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Huberty Phillips |
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| 159 | | - | |
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| 160 | | - | Bell Hughes Pickett |
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| 161 | | - | |
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| 162 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 163 | | - | |
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| 164 | | - | Blanco Israel Reynolds |
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| 165 | | - | |
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| 166 | | - | Bohac Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 167 | | - | |
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| 168 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 169 | | - | |
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| 170 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 171 | | - | |
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| 172 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 173 | | - | |
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| 174 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 175 | | - | |
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| 176 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 177 | | - | |
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| 178 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 179 | | - | |
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| 180 | | - | Clardy King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 181 | | - | |
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| 182 | | - | Coleman Klick Schubert |
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| 183 | | - | |
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| 184 | | - | Collier Koop Shaheen |
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| 185 | | - | |
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| 186 | | - | Craddick Krause Sheets |
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| 187 | | - | |
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| 188 | | - | Crownover Kuempel Simpson |
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| 189 | | - | |
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| 190 | | - | Cyrier Landgraf Smithee |
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| 191 | | - | |
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| 192 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Spitzer |
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| 193 | | - | |
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| 194 | | - | Davis of Dallas Leach Springer |
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| 195 | | - | |
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| 196 | | - | Deshotel Longoria Stephenson |
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| 197 | | - | |
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| 198 | | - | Dukes Lozano Stickland |
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| 199 | | - | |
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| 200 | | - | Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 201 | | - | |
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| 202 | | - | Elkins Márquez Thompson of Harris |
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| 203 | | - | |
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| 204 | | - | Faircloth Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 205 | | - | |
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| 206 | | - | Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin |
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| 207 | | - | |
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| 208 | | - | Farias McClendon Turner of Harris |
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| 209 | | - | |
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| 210 | | - | Farrar Metcalf VanDeaver |
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| 211 | | - | |
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| 212 | | - | Fletcher Meyer Villalba |
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| 213 | | - | |
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| 214 | | - | Flynn Miles Vo |
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| 215 | | - | |
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| 216 | | - | Frank Miller of Fort Bend Walle |
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| 217 | | - | |
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| 218 | | - | Frullo Minjarez White of Tyler |
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| 219 | | - | |
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| 220 | | - | Galindo Moody Wray |
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| 221 | | - | |
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| 222 | | - | Giddings Morrison Wu |
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| 223 | | - | |
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| 224 | | - | Gonzales Muñoz, Jr. Zedler |
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| 225 | | - | |
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| 226 | | - | González Murphy Zerwas |
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| 227 | | - | |
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| 228 | | - | Guerra Murr |
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