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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Military Department has provided |
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| 6 | 7 | | invaluable support to the 87th Texas Legislature by providing |
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| 7 | 8 | | COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and verification services at the |
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| 8 | 9 | | State Capitol over the course of the regular session; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, From January through early May 2021, members of TMD |
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| 10 | 11 | | have administered more than 48,400 COVID-19 tests and verified over |
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| 11 | 12 | | 16,600 vaccination cards in order to mitigate the effect of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | virus on the operations of the Texas Legislature; in addition, TMD |
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| 13 | 14 | | personnel administered more than 2,800 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to |
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| 14 | 15 | | elected officials, legislative staff, and support personnel at the |
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| 15 | 16 | | Texas Capitol; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The service members who supported the COVID-19 |
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| 17 | 18 | | response at the statehouse have included Major Sunil Patel, Captain |
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| 18 | 19 | | Nathan Crowder, Senior Master Sergeant Warren Hudson, Sergeant |
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| 19 | 20 | | Kristina Adams, Specialist Nicholas Aldana, Sergeant Hannah |
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| 20 | 21 | | Aldires, Sergeant Esteban Almaraz Jr., Specialist Jasmine Aragon, |
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| 21 | 22 | | Specialist Matthew Bernal, Sergeant Tanner Bohls, Staff Sergeant |
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| 22 | 23 | | Adam Boone, Specialist Henrique Borba, Private First Class Emily |
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| 23 | 24 | | Bradford, Staff Sergeant Ronald Braswell, Sergeant Elizabeth |
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| 24 | 25 | | Browning, Specialist Carlos Bugarin, Specialist Juan Camacho Jr., |
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| 25 | 26 | | Specialist Carlos Castellon, Specialist Jorge Cavazos Jr., Private |
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| 26 | 27 | | First Class Frank Cempa III, Specialist Nicholas Cisneros, Private |
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| 27 | 28 | | First Class Mikayla Clayton, and Staff Sergeant Rene Conde; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The roll call of personnel who have participated in |
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| 29 | 30 | | this expansive operation also encompasses Specialist Jose Cruz, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Sergeant Javier De Leon Jr., Specialist Adrianne Del Castillo, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Corporal Hector Dominguez, Staff Sergeant Kimberly Gaona, Private |
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| 32 | 33 | | First Class Oscar Garcia Jr., Private First Class Robert Gutierrez, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Sergeant Alejandro Gutierrez, Staff Sergeant Koletyn Jones, Senior |
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| 34 | 35 | | Airman Shannon LaFond, Specialist Alfonso Landin, Specialist |
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| 35 | 36 | | Etueni Langi, Specialist Pablo Lara, Private First Class Denilzon |
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| 36 | 37 | | Lopez Garcia, Specialist Chase McDonald, Specialist Irvin Medina, |
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| 37 | 38 | | Private First Class Nathan Medina, Staff Sergeant Jacquelyn |
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| 38 | 39 | | Montoya, Sergeant Bryan Nichelson, Specialist Michael Obonan, |
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| 39 | 40 | | Specialist Robert Onchoke, Specialist Kevin Otero, and Specialist |
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| 40 | 41 | | Jonathan Pena; and |
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| 41 | 42 | | WHEREAS, Rounding out the roster of service members who have |
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| 42 | 43 | | been assigned to the Capitol are Sergeant Nicholas Petrie, Staff |
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| 43 | 44 | | Sergeant Angela Petron, Specialist Christophererik Ramos, |
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| 44 | 45 | | Specialist Richard Reedy, Specialist Nathalia Rodrigues, |
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| 45 | 46 | | Specialist David Rodriguez III, Specialist Lorenzo Rodriguez, |
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| 46 | 47 | | Specialist Randy Rosales, Specialist Jesus Ruiz, Specialist Andres |
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| 47 | 48 | | Saucedo, Specialist Hunter Schuler, Specialist Joshua Soto, |
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| 48 | 49 | | Specialist Garrett Strader, Specialist Ezekiel Thody, Technical |
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| 49 | 50 | | Sergeant Christopher Torlincasi, Staff Sergeant John Tyler Jr., |
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| 50 | 51 | | Specialist Rodolfo Valdez Jr., Sergeant Brennon Veazey, Staff |
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| 51 | 52 | | Sergeant Andrew Velazquez, Sergeant Trevor Vielma, Staff Sergeant |
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| 52 | 53 | | Dezmon Williams, Specialist Robert Willis, Specialist Keith Witt, |
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| 53 | 54 | | and Corporal Gabriel Woodruff; and |
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| 54 | 55 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the skilled and tireless efforts of these |
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| 55 | 56 | | dedicated military personnel, the 87th Texas Legislature was able |
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| 56 | 57 | | to conduct the people's business in the midst of an unprecedented |
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| 57 | 58 | | crisis, and these accomplished men and women may take great pride in |
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| 58 | 59 | | their service to their state; now, therefore, be it |
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| 59 | 60 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 60 | 61 | | Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Military |
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| 61 | 62 | | Department who have performed COVID-19 testing, vaccination, and |
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| 62 | 63 | | verification services at the State Capitol during the 87th |
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| 63 | 64 | | Legislative Session and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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| 64 | 65 | | continued success in their important work; and, be it further |
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| 65 | 66 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 66 | 67 | | prepared for the Texas Military Department as an expression of high |
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| 67 | 68 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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