1 | 1 | | By: Vasut H.R. No. 13 |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Section 5(b), Article III, Texas Constitution |
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6 | 6 | | states: |
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7 | 7 | | "(b) When convened in regular Session, the first thirty days |
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8 | 8 | | thereof shall be devoted to the introduction of bills and |
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9 | 9 | | resolutions, acting upon emergency appropriations, passing upon |
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10 | 10 | | the confirmation of the recess appointees of the Governor and such |
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11 | 11 | | emergency matters as may be submitted by the Governor in special |
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12 | 12 | | messages to the Legislature. During the succeeding thirty days of |
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13 | 13 | | the regular session of the Legislature the various committees of |
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14 | 14 | | each House shall hold hearings to consider all bills and |
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15 | 15 | | resolutions and other matters then pending; and such emergency |
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16 | 16 | | matters as may be submitted by the Governor. During the remainder of |
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17 | 17 | | the session the Legislature shall act upon such bills and |
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18 | 18 | | resolutions as may be then pending and upon such emergency matters |
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19 | 19 | | as may be submitted by the Governor in special messages to the |
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20 | 20 | | Legislature."; and |
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21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Section 5(c), Article III, Texas Constitution |
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22 | 22 | | expressly permits the House of Representatives to otherwise |
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23 | 23 | | determine its order of business by an affirmative vote of |
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24 | 24 | | four-fifths of its membership; now, therefore, be it |
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25 | 25 | | RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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26 | 26 | | Legislature, by an affirmative vote of four-fifths of its |
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27 | 27 | | membership, that the order of its business for the regular session |
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28 | 28 | | is hereby determined to be otherwise than set forth in Section 5, |
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29 | 29 | | Article III, Texas Constitution, and declared to be specifically as |
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30 | 30 | | set forth in the temporary and permanent rules of the House of |
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31 | 31 | | Representatives of the 88th Legislature. |
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