By: Rodriguez of Travis H.R. No. 965
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Section 27, Article I, Texas Constitution, states
"The citizens shall have the right, in a peaceable manner,
to . . . apply to those invested with the powers of government for
redress of grievances or other purposes, by petition, address or
remonstrance"; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Texas House of Representatives
are committed to the right of the citizens of Texas to apply to
those invested with the powers of government for redress of
grievances; and
WHEREAS, The current e-mail addresses for the members and
staff of the Texas House of Representatives are long, complex, and
difficult to relay verbally, making it more difficult for the
citizens of Texas to contact their elected representatives; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby request the House Committee on Administration to
make available to the members and staff of the Texas House of
Representatives e-mail addresses with the top-level domain ".gov"
and with a domain name substantially similar to "@texashouse.gov";
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That if the committee decides to make such e-mail
addresses available, the committee decline to use the domain names
"@house.tx.gov" and "@house.texas.gov"; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That if the committee decides to make such e-mail
addresses available, such e-mail addresses be made available not
later than January 1, 2018, and the current e-mail addresses of the
house be withdrawn from service not later than December 31, 2018.