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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Aggies and Longhorns are uniting at the State |
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| 6 | 7 | | Capitol on February 4, 2015, to celebrate Orange and Maroon |
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| 7 | 8 | | Legislative Day and to promote higher education in the State of |
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| 8 | 9 | | Texas; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Alumni from the two schools total more than 820,000, |
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| 10 | 11 | | and Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at Austin have |
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| 11 | 12 | | a combined annual enrollment of more than 100,000 students, with |
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| 12 | 13 | | over 27,500 students receiving degrees each year; the schools boast |
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| 13 | 14 | | superb museums and libraries, including the George Bush |
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| 14 | 15 | | Presidential Library and Museum and the LBJ Presidential Library, |
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| 15 | 16 | | and both universities are renowned for their exceptional research; |
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| 16 | 17 | | and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The teaching and research missions of Texas A&M |
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| 18 | 19 | | University and The University of Texas at Austin benefit the State |
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| 19 | 20 | | of Texas and drive economic prosperity through scientific |
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| 20 | 21 | | breakthroughs, technological innovation, entrepreneurial spirit, |
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| 21 | 22 | | improved health care, and the creation of successive generations of |
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| 22 | 23 | | informed and engaged citizens; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Texas A&M and UT Austin researchers explore, |
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| 24 | 25 | | discover, and innovate in the sciences, arts, and humanities and |
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| 25 | 26 | | combined have been granted more than 2,800 patents; in the 2013 |
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| 26 | 27 | | fiscal year alone, the institutions' research expenditures totaled |
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| 27 | 28 | | over $1.25 billion; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Both universities serve as important cultural |
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| 29 | 30 | | centers, engaging Texans in the visual and performing arts and |
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| 30 | 31 | | other creative endeavors, and they promote athletics and physical |
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| 31 | 32 | | education, inspiring Texans to stay active and bringing them |
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| 32 | 33 | | together in support of student-athletes; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, The faculties feature Nobel laureates and |
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| 34 | 35 | | nationally recognized scholars, and those attending the schools |
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| 35 | 36 | | include National Merit scholars, Olympic gold medalists, and many |
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| 36 | 37 | | of the Lone Star State's most outstanding students; in addition, |
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| 37 | 38 | | the two universities offer an amazing range of postgraduate |
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| 38 | 39 | | opportunities with more than 450 graduate degree programs; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Texas A&M University and The University of Texas at |
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| 40 | 41 | | Austin have established themselves as preeminent institutions of |
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| 41 | 42 | | higher education on the state, national, and international levels, |
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| 42 | 43 | | and Texans are fortunate to have access to these two exceptional |
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| 43 | 44 | | state university systems; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2015, as Orange and Maroon |
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| 46 | 47 | | Legislative Day and commend alumni from Texas A&M University and |
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| 47 | 48 | | The University of Texas at Austin for their commitment to promoting |
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| 48 | 49 | | higher education in the Lone Star State. |
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| 49 | | - | Raney |
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| 50 | | - | Kacal |
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| 51 | | - | Naishtat |
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| 52 | | - | Howard |
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| 53 | | - | Wray |
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| 54 | | - | Straus Guerra Otto Straus Guerra Otto |
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| 55 | | - | Straus Guerra Otto |
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| 56 | | - | Allen Guillen Paddie Allen Guillen Paddie |
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| 57 | | - | Allen Guillen Paddie |
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| 58 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 59 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 60 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 61 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 62 | | - | Alvarado Harless Paul Alvarado Harless Paul |
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| 63 | | - | Alvarado Harless Paul |
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| 64 | | - | Anchia Hernandez Peña Anchia Hernandez Peña |
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| 65 | | - | Anchia Hernandez Peña |
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| 66 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan |
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| 67 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan |
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| 68 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips |
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| 69 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips |
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| 70 | | - | Ashby Huberty Pickett Ashby Huberty Pickett |
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| 71 | | - | Ashby Huberty Pickett |
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| 72 | | - | Aycock Hughes Price Aycock Hughes Price |
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| 73 | | - | Aycock Hughes Price |
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| 74 | | - | Bell Hunter Raney Bell Hunter Raney |
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| 75 | | - | Bell Hunter Raney |
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| 76 | | - | Blanco Isaac Raymond Blanco Isaac Raymond |
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| 77 | | - | Blanco Isaac Raymond |
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| 78 | | - | Bohac Israel Reynolds Bohac Israel Reynolds |
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| 79 | | - | Bohac Israel Reynolds |
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| 80 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle |
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| 81 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle |
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| 82 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi |
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| 83 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi |
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| 84 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 85 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 86 | | - | Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 87 | | - | Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 88 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. |
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| 89 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. |
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| 90 | | - | Button King of Parker Rose Button King of Parker Rose |
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| 91 | | - | Button King of Parker Rose |
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| 92 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Sanford Canales King of Taylor Sanford |
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| 93 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Sanford |
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| 94 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer |
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| 95 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer |
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| 96 | | - | Clardy Klick Schofield Clardy Klick Schofield |
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| 97 | | - | Clardy Klick Schofield |
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| 98 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 99 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 100 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 101 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 102 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 103 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 104 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 105 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 106 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 107 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 108 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Smith Dale Laubenberg Smith |
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| 109 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Smith |
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| 110 | | - | Darby Leach Smithee Darby Leach Smithee |
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| 111 | | - | Darby Leach Smithee |
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| 112 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer |
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| 113 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer |
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| 114 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Springer Davis of Harris Lozano Springer |
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| 115 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Springer |
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| 116 | | - | Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 117 | | - | Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 118 | | - | Dukes Márquez Stickland Dukes Márquez Stickland |
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| 119 | | - | Dukes Márquez Stickland |
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| 120 | | - | Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 121 | | - | Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 122 | | - | Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 123 | | - | Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 124 | | - | Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 125 | | - | Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 126 | | - | Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 127 | | - | Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 128 | | - | Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 129 | | - | Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 130 | | - | Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 131 | | - | Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 132 | | - | Farrar Miles VanDeaver Farrar Miles VanDeaver |
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| 133 | | - | Farrar Miles VanDeaver |
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| 134 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 135 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 136 | | - | Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 137 | | - | Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 138 | | - | Frank Moody Walle Frank Moody Walle |
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| 139 | | - | Frank Moody Walle |
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| 140 | | - | Frullo Morrison White of Bell Frullo Morrison White of Bell |
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| 141 | | - | Frullo Morrison White of Bell |
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| 142 | | - | Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 143 | | - | Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 144 | | - | Geren Murphy Workman Geren Murphy Workman |
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| 145 | | - | Geren Murphy Workman |
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| 146 | | - | Giddings Murr Wray Giddings Murr Wray |
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| 147 | | - | Giddings Murr Wray |
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| 148 | | - | Goldman Naishtat Wu Goldman Naishtat Wu |
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| 149 | | - | Goldman Naishtat Wu |
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| 150 | | - | Gonzales Nevárez Zedler Gonzales Nevárez Zedler |
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| 151 | | - | Gonzales Nevárez Zedler |
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| 152 | | - | González Oliveira Zerwas González Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 153 | | - | González Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 154 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 155 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 156 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 276 was adopted by the House on February |
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| 157 | | - | 4, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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| 158 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 159 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 160 | | - | |
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| 161 | | - | |
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| 162 | | - | |
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| 163 | | - | Straus Guerra Otto |
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| 164 | | - | |
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| 165 | | - | Allen Guillen Paddie |
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| 166 | | - | |
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| 167 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 168 | | - | |
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| 169 | | - | Alonzo Gutierrez Parker |
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| 170 | | - | |
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| 171 | | - | Alvarado Harless Paul |
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| 172 | | - | |
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| 173 | | - | Anchia Hernandez Peña |
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| 174 | | - | |
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| 175 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Herrero Phelan |
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| 176 | | - | |
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| 177 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Howard Phillips |
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| 178 | | - | |
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| 179 | | - | Ashby Huberty Pickett |
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| 180 | | - | |
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| 181 | | - | Aycock Hughes Price |
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| 182 | | - | |
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| 183 | | - | Bell Hunter Raney |
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| 184 | | - | |
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| 185 | | - | Blanco Isaac Raymond |
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| 186 | | - | |
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| 187 | | - | Bohac Israel Reynolds |
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| 188 | | - | |
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| 189 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Riddle |
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| 190 | | - | |
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| 191 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rinaldi |
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| 192 | | - | |
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| 193 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 194 | | - | |
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| 195 | | - | Burns Keough Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 196 | | - | |
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| 197 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Romero, Jr. |
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| 198 | | - | |
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| 199 | | - | Button King of Parker Rose |
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| 200 | | - | |
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| 201 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Sanford |
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| 202 | | - | |
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| 203 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schaefer |
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| 204 | | - | |
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| 205 | | - | Clardy Klick Schofield |
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| 206 | | - | |
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| 207 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 208 | | - | |
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| 209 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 210 | | - | |
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| 211 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 212 | | - | |
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| 213 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 214 | | - | |
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| 215 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 216 | | - | |
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| 217 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Smith |
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| 218 | | - | |
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| 219 | | - | Darby Leach Smithee |
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| 220 | | - | |
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| 221 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer |
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| 222 | | - | |
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| 223 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Springer |
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| 224 | | - | |
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| 225 | | - | Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 226 | | - | |
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| 227 | | - | Dukes Márquez Stickland |
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| 228 | | - | |
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| 229 | | - | Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 230 | | - | |
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| 231 | | - | Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 232 | | - | |
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| 233 | | - | Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 234 | | - | |
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| 235 | | - | Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 236 | | - | |
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| 237 | | - | Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 238 | | - | |
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| 239 | | - | Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 240 | | - | |
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| 241 | | - | Farrar Miles VanDeaver |
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| 242 | | - | |
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| 243 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 244 | | - | |
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| 245 | | - | Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 246 | | - | |
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| 247 | | - | Frank Moody Walle |
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| 248 | | - | |
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| 249 | | - | Frullo Morrison White of Bell |
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| 250 | | - | |
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| 251 | | - | Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 252 | | - | |
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| 253 | | - | Geren Murphy Workman |
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| 254 | | - | |
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| 255 | | - | Giddings Murr Wray |
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| 256 | | - | |
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| 257 | | - | Goldman Naishtat Wu |
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| 258 | | - | |
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| 259 | | - | Gonzales Nevárez Zedler |
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| 260 | | - | |
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| 261 | | - | González Oliveira Zerwas |
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