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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The law firm of Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee is |
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| 6 | 7 | | celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2017, and this milestone is |
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| 7 | 8 | | indeed deserving of special recognition; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, One of the oldest law practices in Texas, the firm |
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| 9 | 10 | | was founded in 1917 in Waco, and it has since expanded to encompass |
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| 10 | 11 | | offices in Austin, Fort Worth, and San Antonio, allowing it to |
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| 11 | 12 | | engage in a broad statewide practice extending all the way from the |
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| 12 | 13 | | Red River to the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Today, Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee represents a |
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| 14 | 15 | | wide variety of clients in many areas of law, including litigation, |
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| 15 | 16 | | business, estate planning, telecommunications, tax, real estate, |
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| 16 | 17 | | oil and gas, banking, tax exempt financing, intellectual property, |
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| 17 | 18 | | practice before state agencies, labor and employment, and |
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| 18 | 19 | | agriculture, as well as the representation of cities and other |
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| 19 | 20 | | local governmental entities; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Many attorneys from this storied firm have been |
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| 21 | 22 | | active in the State Bar of Texas and other professional |
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| 22 | 23 | | associations; Cullen Smith and Jim Bowmer have served as presidents |
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| 23 | 24 | | of the state bar, Wilford Naman was the chair of the state bar's |
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| 24 | 25 | | board of directors, and Mr. Smith and Roy Barrett were each former |
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| 25 | 26 | | presidents of the Texas Young Lawyers Association; Hilton H. Howell |
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| 26 | 27 | | and Hayes Fuller served as presidents of the Texas Association of |
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| 27 | 28 | | Defense Counsel, and a number of the firm's attorneys have held |
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| 28 | 29 | | membership on the boards of the state bar and the TYLA; moreover, |
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| 29 | 30 | | many have held the office of president of their local bar |
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| 30 | 31 | | associations; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Several members of the firm have established |
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| 32 | 33 | | distinguished records in public service; before joining Naman, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Howell, Smith and Lee, George Cowden served as a Texas state |
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| 34 | 35 | | representative, chair of the State Board of Insurance, and chair of |
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| 35 | 36 | | the Public Utility Commission; Jerry "Nub" Donaldson also served in |
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| 36 | 37 | | the Texas House of Representatives, and David Sibley served in the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Texas Senate; after retiring from the firm, George Chase became an |
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| 38 | 39 | | associate justice of the 10th Court of Appeals in Waco; and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, Seven members of Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee have |
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| 40 | 41 | | been elected to fellowship in the American College of Trial |
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| 41 | 42 | | Lawyers, an invitation-only honor for exceptional attorneys who |
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| 42 | 43 | | have demonstrated the very highest standards of trial advocacy, |
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| 43 | 44 | | ethical conduct, integrity, professionalism, and collegiality; the |
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| 44 | 45 | | firm's lawyers who have received this prestigious recognition are |
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| 45 | 46 | | Wilford Naman, Jim Bowmer, Bob Burleson, Louis Muldrow, Roy |
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| 46 | 47 | | Barrett, Larry Brady, and Larry Warren; and |
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| 47 | 48 | | WHEREAS, The 44th largest law practice in Texas, Naman, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Howell, Smith and Lee was selected in 2015 by American Lawyer Media |
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| 49 | 50 | | and Martindale-Hubbell as one of the nation's Top Ranked Law Firms, |
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| 50 | 51 | | a distinction achieved by only about one percent of the nearly |
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| 51 | 52 | | 254,000 firms evaluated; and |
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| 52 | 53 | | WHEREAS, The practice's current president, Hayes Fuller, |
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| 53 | 54 | | follows in the footsteps of past presidents Cullen Smith, J. Rodney |
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| 54 | 55 | | Lee, Albert Witcher, Wesley Filer, and Roy Barrett; Mr. Barrett |
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| 55 | 56 | | serves as chairman of the board and is ably assisted by a |
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| 56 | 57 | | member-elected executive committee composed of Keith Gamel and |
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| 57 | 58 | | Clark Aspy from the Austin office, Charles Mitchell from Fort |
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| 58 | 59 | | Worth, Ben Selman and Jordan Mayfield from Waco, and Larry Warren |
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| 59 | 60 | | from San Antonio; and |
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| 60 | 61 | | WHEREAS, The lawyers in the firm's Austin office include |
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| 61 | 62 | | Clark Aspy, Cliff Blount, Clifton Bowling, Whitney Broadwater, |
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| 62 | 63 | | George Cowden, Dennis Donley, Bradley Douglas, Michael Duncan, |
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| 63 | 64 | | Keith Gamel, James Howard, Rachel Heckelman, Curt Kurhajec, Jay |
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| 64 | 65 | | Lea, David LeBas, Steve Morris, Stephanie Potter, Chris Sayers, |
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| 65 | 66 | | J. Baird Smith, and Frank Tuttle; and |
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| 66 | 67 | | WHEREAS, Representing the firm in Fort Worth are Jennifer |
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| 67 | 68 | | Andrews, Lindsay Daniel, Grant Liser, Sandra Liser, Charles |
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| 68 | 69 | | Mitchell, Shane O'Dell, Ray Palmer, and Jackie Robinson; and |
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| 69 | 70 | | WHEREAS, The legal staff in the San Antonio office includes |
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| 70 | 71 | | Georgina Buckley, Mark Cooper, J. Mark Craun, Erik Krudop, |
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| 71 | 72 | | J. K. Leonard, Averie Maldonado, Mike Myers, Steve Navarro, David |
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| 72 | 73 | | Ortega, James Parker, Karl T. Rivas, Andrew Stamper, and Larry |
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| 73 | 74 | | Warren; and |
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| 74 | 75 | | WHEREAS, The practice's original office in Waco is |
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| 75 | 76 | | represented by Jeff Armstrong, Roy Barrett, Charles Barrow, Nick |
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| 76 | 77 | | Bray, Jerry Campbell, Cara Chase, Andrew Clark, Wesley Filer, Hayes |
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| 77 | 78 | | Fuller, Kerry Haliburton, John Hawkins, Trenton Hood, Paul Hubbard, |
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| 78 | 79 | | Kyle Knas, Robert Little, Jordan Mayfield, Nancy Morrison, Kristen |
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| 79 | 80 | | Mynar, John Palmer, Lindsey Philpott, Neal Pirkle, Dan Pleitz, Andy |
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| 80 | 81 | | Powell, Jeanine Rispoli, Joe Rivera, Stephanie Schwab, Ben Selman, |
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| 81 | 82 | | Laura Swann, Cullen Smith, Tod Swann, Vicky Trompler, and Albert |
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| 82 | 83 | | Witcher; and |
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| 83 | 84 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, Naman, Howell, Smith and Lee |
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| 84 | 85 | | has rendered vital service to its clients throughout the Lone Star |
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| 85 | 86 | | State, and its current partners and associates may indeed take |
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| 86 | 87 | | pride in the legacy of legal excellence that has been built by the |
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| 87 | 88 | | firm over the course of the past century; now, therefore, be it |
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| 88 | 89 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 89 | 90 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Naman, |
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| 90 | 91 | | Howell, Smith and Lee on its centennial and extend to all those |
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| 91 | 92 | | associated with the firm sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 92 | 93 | | and, be it further |
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| 93 | 94 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 94 | 95 | | prepared for the firm as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 95 | 96 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 96 | | - | Anderson of McLennan |
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| 97 | | - | Straus Goldman Oliverson Straus Goldman Oliverson |
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| 98 | | - | Straus Goldman Oliverson |
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| 99 | | - | Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega |
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| 100 | | - | Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega |
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| 101 | | - | Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie |
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| 102 | | - | Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie |
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| 103 | | - | Alvarado Gooden Parker Alvarado Gooden Parker |
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| 104 | | - | Alvarado Gooden Parker |
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| 105 | | - | Anchia Guerra Paul Anchia Guerra Paul |
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| 106 | | - | Anchia Guerra Paul |
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| 107 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez |
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| 108 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez |
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| 109 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan |
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| 110 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan |
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| 111 | | - | Arévalo Hefner Phillips Arévalo Hefner Phillips |
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| 112 | | - | Arévalo Hefner Phillips |
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| 113 | | - | Ashby Hernandez Pickett Ashby Hernandez Pickett |
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| 114 | | - | Ashby Hernandez Pickett |
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| 115 | | - | Bailes Herrero Price Bailes Herrero Price |
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| 116 | | - | Bailes Herrero Price |
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| 117 | | - | Bell Hinojosa Raney Bell Hinojosa Raney |
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| 118 | | - | Bell Hinojosa Raney |
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| 119 | | - | Bernal Holland Raymond Bernal Holland Raymond |
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| 120 | | - | Bernal Holland Raymond |
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| 121 | | - | Biedermann Howard Reynolds Biedermann Howard Reynolds |
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| 122 | | - | Biedermann Howard Reynolds |
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| 123 | | - | Blanco Huberty Rinaldi Blanco Huberty Rinaldi |
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| 124 | | - | Blanco Huberty Rinaldi |
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| 125 | | - | Bohac Hunter Roberts Bohac Hunter Roberts |
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| 126 | | - | Bohac Hunter Roberts |
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| 127 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 128 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 129 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 130 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 131 | | - | Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 132 | | - | Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 133 | | - | Burns Johnson of Harris Rose Burns Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 134 | | - | Burns Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 135 | | - | Burrows Kacal Sanford Burrows Kacal Sanford |
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| 136 | | - | Burrows Kacal Sanford |
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| 137 | | - | Button Keough Schaefer Button Keough Schaefer |
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| 138 | | - | Button Keough Schaefer |
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| 139 | | - | Cain King of Hemphill Schofield Cain King of Hemphill Schofield |
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| 140 | | - | Cain King of Hemphill Schofield |
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| 141 | | - | Canales King of Parker Schubert Canales King of Parker Schubert |
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| 142 | | - | Canales King of Parker Schubert |
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| 143 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen |
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| 144 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen |
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| 145 | | - | Clardy Klick Sheffield Clardy Klick Sheffield |
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| 146 | | - | Clardy Klick Sheffield |
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| 147 | | - | Coleman Koop Shine Coleman Koop Shine |
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| 148 | | - | Coleman Koop Shine |
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| 149 | | - | Collier Krause Simmons Collier Krause Simmons |
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| 150 | | - | Collier Krause Simmons |
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| 151 | | - | Cook Kuempel Smithee Cook Kuempel Smithee |
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| 152 | | - | Cook Kuempel Smithee |
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| 153 | | - | Cortez Lambert Springer Cortez Lambert Springer |
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| 154 | | - | Cortez Lambert Springer |
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| 155 | | - | Cosper Landgraf Stephenson Cosper Landgraf Stephenson |
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| 156 | | - | Cosper Landgraf Stephenson |
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| 157 | | - | Craddick Lang Stickland Craddick Lang Stickland |
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| 158 | | - | Craddick Lang Stickland |
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| 159 | | - | Cyrier Larson Stucky Cyrier Larson Stucky |
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| 160 | | - | Cyrier Larson Stucky |
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| 161 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Swanson Dale Laubenberg Swanson |
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| 162 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Swanson |
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| 163 | | - | Darby Leach Thierry Darby Leach Thierry |
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| 164 | | - | Darby Leach Thierry |
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| 165 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 166 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 167 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris |
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| 168 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris |
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| 169 | | - | Dean Lucio III Tinderholt Dean Lucio III Tinderholt |
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| 170 | | - | Dean Lucio III Tinderholt |
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| 171 | | - | Deshotel Martinez Turner Deshotel Martinez Turner |
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| 172 | | - | Deshotel Martinez Turner |
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| 173 | | - | Dukes Metcalf Uresti Dukes Metcalf Uresti |
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| 174 | | - | Dukes Metcalf Uresti |
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| 175 | | - | Dutton Meyer VanDeaver Dutton Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 176 | | - | Dutton Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 177 | | - | Elkins Miller Villalba Elkins Miller Villalba |
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| 178 | | - | Elkins Miller Villalba |
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| 179 | | - | Faircloth Minjarez Vo Faircloth Minjarez Vo |
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| 180 | | - | Faircloth Minjarez Vo |
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| 181 | | - | Fallon Moody Walle Fallon Moody Walle |
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| 182 | | - | Fallon Moody Walle |
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| 183 | | - | Farrar Morrison White Farrar Morrison White |
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| 184 | | - | Farrar Morrison White |
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| 185 | | - | Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson |
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| 186 | | - | Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson |
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| 187 | | - | Frank Murphy Workman Frank Murphy Workman |
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| 188 | | - | Frank Murphy Workman |
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| 189 | | - | Frullo Murr Wray Frullo Murr Wray |
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| 190 | | - | Frullo Murr Wray |
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| 191 | | - | Geren Neave Wu Geren Neave Wu |
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| 192 | | - | Geren Neave Wu |
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| 193 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler |
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| 194 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler |
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| 195 | | - | Giddings Oliveira Zerwas Giddings Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 196 | | - | Giddings Oliveira Zerwas |
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| 197 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 198 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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| 199 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 273 was adopted by the House on August |
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| 200 | | - | 10, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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| 201 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 202 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 203 | | - | |
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| 204 | | - | |
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| 205 | | - | |
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| 206 | | - | Straus Goldman Oliverson |
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| 207 | | - | |
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| 208 | | - | Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega |
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| 209 | | - | |
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| 210 | | - | Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie |
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| 211 | | - | |
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| 212 | | - | Alvarado Gooden Parker |
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| 213 | | - | |
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| 214 | | - | Anchia Guerra Paul |
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| 215 | | - | |
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| 216 | | - | Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez |
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| 217 | | - | |
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| 218 | | - | Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan |
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| 219 | | - | |
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| 220 | | - | Arévalo Hefner Phillips |
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| 221 | | - | |
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| 222 | | - | Ashby Hernandez Pickett |
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| 223 | | - | |
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| 224 | | - | Bailes Herrero Price |
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| 225 | | - | |
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| 226 | | - | Bell Hinojosa Raney |
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| 227 | | - | |
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| 228 | | - | Bernal Holland Raymond |
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| 229 | | - | |
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| 230 | | - | Biedermann Howard Reynolds |
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| 231 | | - | |
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| 232 | | - | Blanco Huberty Rinaldi |
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| 233 | | - | |
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| 234 | | - | Bohac Hunter Roberts |
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| 235 | | - | |
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| 236 | | - | Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| 237 | | - | |
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| 238 | | - | Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis |
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| 239 | | - | |
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| 240 | | - | Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 241 | | - | |
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| 242 | | - | Burns Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 243 | | - | |
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| 244 | | - | Burrows Kacal Sanford |
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| 245 | | - | |
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| 246 | | - | Button Keough Schaefer |
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| 247 | | - | |
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| 248 | | - | Cain King of Hemphill Schofield |
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| 249 | | - | |
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| 250 | | - | Canales King of Parker Schubert |
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| 251 | | - | |
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| 252 | | - | Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen |
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| 253 | | - | |
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| 254 | | - | Clardy Klick Sheffield |
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| 255 | | - | |
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| 256 | | - | Coleman Koop Shine |
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| 257 | | - | |
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| 258 | | - | Collier Krause Simmons |
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| 259 | | - | |
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| 260 | | - | Cook Kuempel Smithee |
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| 261 | | - | |
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| 262 | | - | Cortez Lambert Springer |
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| 263 | | - | |
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| 264 | | - | Cosper Landgraf Stephenson |
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| 265 | | - | |
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| 266 | | - | Craddick Lang Stickland |
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| 267 | | - | |
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| 268 | | - | Cyrier Larson Stucky |
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| 269 | | - | |
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| 270 | | - | Dale Laubenberg Swanson |
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| 271 | | - | |
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| 272 | | - | Darby Leach Thierry |
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| 273 | | - | |
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| 274 | | - | Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 275 | | - | |
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| 276 | | - | Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris |
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| 277 | | - | |
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| 278 | | - | Dean Lucio III Tinderholt |
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| 279 | | - | |
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| 280 | | - | Deshotel Martinez Turner |
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| 281 | | - | |
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| 282 | | - | Dukes Metcalf Uresti |
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| 283 | | - | |
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| 284 | | - | Dutton Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 285 | | - | |
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| 286 | | - | Elkins Miller Villalba |
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| 287 | | - | |
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| 288 | | - | Faircloth Minjarez Vo |
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| 289 | | - | |
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| 290 | | - | Fallon Moody Walle |
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| 291 | | - | |
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| 292 | | - | Farrar Morrison White |
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| 293 | | - | |
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| 294 | | - | Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson |
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| 295 | | - | |
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| 296 | | - | Frank Murphy Workman |
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| 297 | | - | |
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| 298 | | - | Frullo Murr Wray |
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| 299 | | - | |
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| 300 | | - | Geren Neave Wu |
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| 301 | | - | |
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| 302 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler |
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| 303 | | - | |
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| 304 | | - | Giddings Oliveira Zerwas |
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