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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms has played |
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| 6 | 7 | | an essential role in the activities of the Texas House of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Representatives during the Regular Session of the 87th Legislature; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, House sergeant-at-arms Michael Black is responsible |
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| 10 | 11 | | for maintaining order in the house chamber and meeting rooms, |
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| 11 | 12 | | securing the attendance of members, and assisting all house |
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| 12 | 13 | | officers in carrying out their administrative duties; assistant |
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| 13 | 14 | | sergeant-at-arms Andrew Phinney oversees the daily activities of |
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| 14 | 15 | | the sergeant messengers, who contribute to the efficiency of the |
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| 15 | 16 | | legislative process in innumerable ways; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The tasks of the sergeant's office could not be |
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| 17 | 18 | | performed without the support of office supervisors, who include |
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| 18 | 19 | | doorkeeper Anthony Hester, along with Kyle Burke, Kara Coffee, |
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| 19 | 20 | | Jacob Del Bosque, Alejandra Herndon, Dylan Humphrey, Kyle Paylor, |
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| 20 | 21 | | and Devan Petersen; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Safeguarding the vehicles of legislators and |
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| 22 | 23 | | guaranteeing the availability of their parking spaces are other |
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| 23 | 24 | | functions of the office, and Joseph Collins, Roger Ibarra Jr., |
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| 24 | 25 | | Walter Kyles, David Maldonado, Billy Moore, Richard Robinson, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Rudell Roe, and Joe Saucedo are the house parking guards; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, The staff also includes sergeant messengers Joseph |
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| 27 | 28 | | Arihalam, Bradley Bizzell, Justin Canty, Schuyler Colfax, Alec |
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| 28 | 29 | | DeGilio, Antonio Elizondo, Aime Espinoza Contreras, Stephen |
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| 29 | 30 | | Gibson, Michaella Glover, Austin Hayes, Briana Hernandez, Joseph |
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| 30 | 31 | | Johnson, Shelby King, Katelin Kirkpatrick, Victoria Kobak, Joshua |
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| 31 | 32 | | Lehrer, Claudio Gabriel Mendoza, Noemi Montoya, Christina |
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| 32 | 33 | | Moten-Johnson, Haley Petersen, Michael Ray, Luke Servantes, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Kathryn Sheppard, Nicholas Stanley, Michelle "Thy" Tran, Joseph |
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| 34 | 35 | | Valenzuela, Brianah Wallace, and Matthew Wright; and |
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| 35 | 36 | | WHEREAS, These dedicated employees help to ensure the success |
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| 36 | 37 | | of the day-to-day operations of the Texas House of Representatives, |
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| 37 | 38 | | and the members of this chamber are pleased to express their |
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| 38 | 39 | | gratitude for a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 40 | 41 | | Legislature hereby commend Michael Black and the staff of the |
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| 41 | 42 | | Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for their exceptional work |
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| 42 | 43 | | this session and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 43 | 44 | | and, be it further |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 45 | 46 | | prepared for the office as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | 47 | | House of Representatives. |
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