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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Distinguished representatives of the Texas Tech |
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| 6 | 7 | | University System are gathering at the State Capitol on March 4, |
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| 7 | 8 | | 2015, to celebrate the system's vital role in the Lone Star State; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Tech University System, governed by a |
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| 10 | 11 | | nine-member board of regents and Chancellor Robert L. Duncan, |
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| 11 | 12 | | consists of Texas Tech University, Angelo State University, and the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Centers at Lubbock and El |
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| 13 | 14 | | Paso; the system is a $1.7 billion enterprise currently educating |
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| 14 | 15 | | nearly 47,000 students, averaging more than $200 million in |
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| 15 | 16 | | research expenditures annually, and counting approximately 290,000 |
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| 16 | 17 | | alumni; in addition, it has an endowment of over $1 billion and some |
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| 17 | 18 | | 17,000 faculty and staff focused on advancing higher education, |
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| 18 | 19 | | health care, research, and outreach across the state; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Each component of the system provides innovative |
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| 20 | 21 | | educational and research opportunities; Texas Tech University is a |
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| 21 | 22 | | major comprehensive research university, led by President M. Duane |
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| 22 | 23 | | Nellis; enrolling more than 35,000 students in 10 colleges and two |
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| 23 | 24 | | schools, TTU has set a new fall enrollment record for the past eight |
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| 24 | 25 | | years, and it has seen an enrollment increase of 25 percent since |
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| 25 | 26 | | 2007; with the goal of being one of the nation's premier research |
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| 26 | 27 | | institutions, the university's total expenditures in that area |
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| 27 | 28 | | topped $153 million in 2014; moreover, 10 faculty members were |
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| 28 | 29 | | awarded grants from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program in 2013, the |
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| 29 | 30 | | most of any university in its class in the nation; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is |
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| 31 | 32 | | composed of five schools in various health care disciplines, |
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| 32 | 33 | | including medicine, nursing, pharmacy, allied health sciences, and |
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| 33 | 34 | | biomedical sciences, and has trained more than 20,000 health care |
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| 34 | 35 | | professionals; overseen by Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell, TTUHSC enrolls |
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| 35 | 36 | | more than 4,500 students and has tripled its research expenditures |
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| 36 | 37 | | over the past five years, with significant studies under way in |
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| 37 | 38 | | areas such as aging, cancer, reproduction, and genetic diseases; |
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| 38 | 39 | | the university also graduates more health care professionals than |
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| 39 | 40 | | any other health-related institution in Texas and addresses the |
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| 40 | 41 | | medical needs of more than 2.5 million people who live throughout a |
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| 41 | 42 | | vast 108-county area; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Joining the system in 2007, Angelo State University |
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| 43 | 44 | | enrolls nearly 6,500 students in five colleges and is directed by |
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| 44 | 45 | | President Brian J. May; ASU was the first university in the state to |
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| 45 | 46 | | offer a degree in computer science and has been named to the |
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| 46 | 47 | | Princeton Review's "Best Colleges" list for the past six years; |
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| 47 | 48 | | unique to ASU, its Carr Scholarship program is funded by one of the |
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| 48 | 49 | | largest endowments at a regional university in the United States, |
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| 49 | 50 | | thus making scholarships attainable by one of every five of its |
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| 50 | 51 | | students; and |
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| 51 | 52 | | WHEREAS, The fourth and newest member of the system, Texas |
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| 52 | 53 | | Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso became a |
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| 53 | 54 | | comprehensive health-related institution in 2013 and encompasses |
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| 54 | 55 | | the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the Gayle Greve Hunt School |
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| 55 | 56 | | of Nursing, and a regional Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences; |
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| 56 | 57 | | headed by Dr. Richard A. Lange, the university has enrolled nearly |
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| 57 | 58 | | 500 students, is home to the first medical school on the nation's |
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| 58 | 59 | | southern border, and conducts important research focused on cancer, |
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| 59 | 60 | | diabetes and obesity, infectious diseases, and neurosciences; and |
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| 60 | 61 | | WHEREAS, True to their missions, the Texas Tech University |
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| 61 | 62 | | System and its four component institutions continue to serve as |
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| 62 | 63 | | influential leaders in the higher education and health care |
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| 63 | 64 | | landscapes, and in so doing, they are contributing to the |
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| 64 | 65 | | remarkable achievements of the state as a whole; now, therefore, be |
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| 65 | 66 | | it |
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| 66 | 67 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 67 | 68 | | Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2015, as Texas Tech |
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| 68 | 69 | | University System Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome |
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| 69 | 70 | | to all those from the system who are visiting here today. |
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| 70 | | - | Frullo |
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| 71 | | - | Burrows |
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| 72 | | - | Craddick |
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| 73 | | - | Straus González Otto Straus González Otto |
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| 74 | | - | Straus González Otto |
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| 75 | | - | Allen Guerra Paddie Allen Guerra Paddie |
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| 76 | | - | Allen Guerra Paddie |
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| 77 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Parker Alonzo Guillen Parker |
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| 78 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Parker |
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| 79 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Paul |
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| 80 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Paul |
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| 81 | | - | Anchia Harless Peña Anchia Harless Peña |
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| 82 | | - | Anchia Harless Peña |
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| 83 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan |
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| 84 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan |
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| 85 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips |
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| 86 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips |
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| 87 | | - | Ashby Howard Pickett Ashby Howard Pickett |
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| 88 | | - | Ashby Howard Pickett |
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| 89 | | - | Aycock Huberty Price Aycock Huberty Price |
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| 90 | | - | Aycock Huberty Price |
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| 91 | | - | Bell Hughes Raney Bell Hughes Raney |
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| 92 | | - | Bell Hughes Raney |
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| 93 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 94 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 95 | | - | Blanco Isaac Reynolds Blanco Isaac Reynolds |
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| 96 | | - | Blanco Isaac Reynolds |
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| 97 | | - | Bohac Israel Riddle Bohac Israel Riddle |
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| 98 | | - | Bohac Israel Riddle |
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| 99 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 100 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 101 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 102 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 103 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 104 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 105 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 106 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 107 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 108 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 109 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 110 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 111 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 112 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 113 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 114 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 115 | | - | Clardy Klick Schubert Clardy Klick Schubert |
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| 116 | | - | Clardy Klick Schubert |
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| 117 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 118 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 119 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 120 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 121 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 122 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 123 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 124 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 125 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 126 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 127 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smith |
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| 128 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smith |
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| 129 | | - | Dale Leach Smithee Dale Leach Smithee |
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| 130 | | - | Dale Leach Smithee |
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| 131 | | - | Darby Longoria Spitzer Darby Longoria Spitzer |
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| 132 | | - | Darby Longoria Spitzer |
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| 133 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer |
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| 134 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer |
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| 135 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 136 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 137 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Stickland Deshotel Márquez Stickland |
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| 138 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Stickland |
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| 139 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 140 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 141 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 142 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 143 | | - | Elkins McClendon Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 144 | | - | Elkins McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 145 | | - | Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 146 | | - | Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 147 | | - | Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 148 | | - | Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 149 | | - | Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 150 | | - | Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 151 | | - | Farney Miles VanDeaver Farney Miles VanDeaver |
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| 152 | | - | Farney Miles VanDeaver |
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| 153 | | - | Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 154 | | - | Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 155 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 156 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 157 | | - | Flynn Moody Walle Flynn Moody Walle |
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| 158 | | - | Flynn Moody Walle |
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| 159 | | - | Frank Morrison White of Bell Frank Morrison White of Bell |
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| 160 | | - | Frank Morrison White of Bell |
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| 161 | | - | Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 162 | | - | Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 163 | | - | Galindo Murphy Workman Galindo Murphy Workman |
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| 164 | | - | Galindo Murphy Workman |
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| 165 | | - | Geren Murr Wray Geren Murr Wray |
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| 166 | | - | Geren Murr Wray |
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| 167 | | - | Giddings Naishtat Wu Giddings Naishtat Wu |
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| 168 | | - | Giddings Naishtat Wu |
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| 169 | | - | Goldman Nevárez Zedler Goldman Nevárez Zedler |
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| 170 | | - | Goldman Nevárez Zedler |
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| 171 | | - | Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 172 | | - | Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 173 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 174 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 175 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 574 was adopted by the House on March 4, |
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| 176 | | - | 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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| 177 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 178 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 179 | | - | |
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| 180 | | - | |
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| 181 | | - | |
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| 182 | | - | Straus González Otto |
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| 183 | | - | |
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| 184 | | - | Allen Guerra Paddie |
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| 185 | | - | |
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| 186 | | - | Alonzo Guillen Parker |
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| 187 | | - | |
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| 188 | | - | Alvarado Gutierrez Paul |
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| 189 | | - | |
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| 190 | | - | Anchia Harless Peña |
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| 191 | | - | |
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| 192 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan |
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| 193 | | - | |
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| 194 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips |
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| 195 | | - | |
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| 196 | | - | Ashby Howard Pickett |
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| 197 | | - | |
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| 198 | | - | Aycock Huberty Price |
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| 199 | | - | |
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| 200 | | - | Bell Hughes Raney |
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| 201 | | - | |
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| 202 | | - | Bernal Hunter Raymond |
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| 203 | | - | |
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| 204 | | - | Blanco Isaac Reynolds |
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| 205 | | - | |
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| 206 | | - | Bohac Israel Riddle |
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| 207 | | - | |
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| 208 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi |
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| 209 | | - | |
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| 210 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 211 | | - | |
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| 212 | | - | Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 213 | | - | |
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| 214 | | - | Burns Keough Romero, Jr. |
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| 215 | | - | |
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| 216 | | - | Burrows King of Hemphill Rose |
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| 217 | | - | |
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| 218 | | - | Button King of Parker Sanford |
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| 219 | | - | |
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| 220 | | - | Canales King of Taylor Schaefer |
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| 221 | | - | |
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| 222 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield |
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| 223 | | - | |
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| 224 | | - | Clardy Klick Schubert |
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| 225 | | - | |
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| 226 | | - | Coleman Koop Shaheen |
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| 227 | | - | |
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| 228 | | - | Collier Krause Sheets |
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| 229 | | - | |
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| 230 | | - | Cook Kuempel Sheffield |
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| 231 | | - | |
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| 232 | | - | Craddick Landgraf Simmons |
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| 233 | | - | |
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| 234 | | - | Crownover Larson Simpson |
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| 235 | | - | |
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| 236 | | - | Cyrier Laubenberg Smith |
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| 237 | | - | |
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| 238 | | - | Dale Leach Smithee |
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| 239 | | - | |
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| 240 | | - | Darby Longoria Spitzer |
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| 241 | | - | |
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| 242 | | - | Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer |
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| 243 | | - | |
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| 244 | | - | Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson |
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| 245 | | - | |
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| 246 | | - | Deshotel Márquez Stickland |
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| 247 | | - | |
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| 248 | | - | Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 249 | | - | |
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| 250 | | - | Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris |
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| 251 | | - | |
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| 252 | | - | Elkins McClendon Tinderholt |
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| 253 | | - | |
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| 254 | | - | Faircloth Menéndez Turner of Collin |
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| 255 | | - | |
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| 256 | | - | Fallon Metcalf Turner of Harris |
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| 257 | | - | |
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| 258 | | - | Farias Meyer Turner of Tarrant |
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| 259 | | - | |
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| 260 | | - | Farney Miles VanDeaver |
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| 261 | | - | |
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| 262 | | - | Farrar Miller of Comal Villalba |
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| 263 | | - | |
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| 264 | | - | Fletcher Miller of Fort Bend Vo |
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| 265 | | - | |
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| 266 | | - | Flynn Moody Walle |
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| 267 | | - | |
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| 268 | | - | Frank Morrison White of Bell |
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| 269 | | - | |
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| 270 | | - | Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler |
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| 271 | | - | |
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| 272 | | - | Galindo Murphy Workman |
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| 273 | | - | |
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| 274 | | - | Geren Murr Wray |
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| 275 | | - | |
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| 276 | | - | Giddings Naishtat Wu |
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| 277 | | - | |
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| 278 | | - | Goldman Nevárez Zedler |
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| 279 | | - | |
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| 280 | | - | Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas |
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