| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1555 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The residents of Abilene lost an admired champion of |
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| 6 | 6 | | higher education and friend to all with the passing of former state |
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| 7 | 7 | | representative Dr. Robert D. Hunter on February 11, 2023, at the |
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| 8 | 8 | | age of 94; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The son of Grover Cleveland Hunter and Grace May |
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| 10 | 10 | | Grubb Hunter, Bob Hunter was born in Dodge City, Kansas, on June 25, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1928; he grew up with 11 siblings, and after moving to California, |
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| 12 | 12 | | he graduated from high school in San Mateo; he relocated to Texas to |
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| 13 | 13 | | enroll at Abilene Christian College, beginning a lifelong |
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| 14 | 14 | | affiliation with the institution that would later become Abilene |
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| 15 | 15 | | Christian University; a leader in campus life during his |
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| 16 | 16 | | undergraduate years, he sang in the A Cappella Chorus and Men's |
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| 17 | 17 | | Quartet and served as president of several organizations; he was |
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| 18 | 18 | | also vice president of the Student Association and a statewide |
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| 19 | 19 | | officer in the Texas Intercollegiate Student Association; after |
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| 20 | 20 | | completing his bachelor's degree in business, he served in the U.S. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Navy during the Korean War, both in the Far East and with the |
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| 22 | 22 | | National Security Agency in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Hunter returned to his beloved college alma |
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| 24 | 24 | | mater as director of special events, and in 1957, he was named its |
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| 25 | 25 | | first director of alumni relations; later, as assistant to the |
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| 26 | 26 | | president, he directed the 10-year Design for Development that led |
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| 27 | 27 | | to the construction of many new buildings; he eventually rose to |
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| 28 | 28 | | become senior vice president, a role that encompassed government |
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| 29 | 29 | | relations, before his retirement in 1993; committed to enriching |
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| 30 | 30 | | the student and alumni experience, he originated more than two |
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| 31 | 31 | | dozen ACU traditions, including Freshman Follies, the Parade of |
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| 32 | 32 | | Flags at Opening Assembly, the President's Circle Dinner, the |
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| 33 | 33 | | annual alumni awards program, Sing Song, and the Homecoming |
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| 34 | 34 | | Musical; he was known for his warm smile and trademark greeting, |
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| 35 | 35 | | "Hello, friend," and his tremendous enthusiasm and congeniality |
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| 36 | 36 | | helped define the ACU spirit; and |
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| 37 | 37 | | WHEREAS, In the 1970s, Dr. Hunter also served the wider |
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| 38 | 38 | | community during a term on the Abilene City Council; from 1970 to |
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| 39 | 39 | | 1980, he was executive vice president of the Independent Colleges |
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| 40 | 40 | | and Universities of Texas, and he galvanized support for the |
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| 41 | 41 | | legislation creating the Tuition Equalization Grant program; since |
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| 42 | 42 | | its establishment, students at private institutions in the state |
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| 43 | 43 | | have received Tuition Equalization Grants totaling more than |
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| 44 | 44 | | $2.6 billion; and |
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| 45 | 45 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Hunter became the first Taylor County |
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| 46 | 46 | | Republican to win a seat in the Texas House of Representatives when |
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| 47 | 47 | | he was elected in 1986, and he was returned to office in the next 10 |
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| 48 | 48 | | elections; working tirelessly in behalf of his constituents and |
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| 49 | 49 | | higher education in general, he missed just a single roll-call vote |
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| 50 | 50 | | over the course of two decades, when his doctors refused his pleas |
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| 51 | 51 | | to release him while he was being evaluated for a possible heart |
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| 52 | 52 | | attack; for a decade, he chaired the Committee on State, Federal and |
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| 53 | 53 | | International Relations, and he later led the House Research |
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| 54 | 54 | | Organization; and |
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| 55 | 55 | | WHEREAS, In 1990, Representative Hunter championed |
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| 56 | 56 | | legislation to enable Cisco College to build a campus in Abilene; |
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| 57 | 57 | | when the bill faced a potential veto from Governor William |
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| 58 | 58 | | P. Clements, who was displeased with a previous vote by the |
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| 59 | 59 | | representative, Dr. Hunter selflessly removed his name from the |
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| 60 | 60 | | legislation, and the measure became law; the next year, he was |
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| 61 | 61 | | appointed chair of the Higher Education Subcommittee on Budget and |
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| 62 | 62 | | Oversight, bringing to that role his deep expertise in the state's |
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| 63 | 63 | | dual system of higher education; in addition, he was vice chair for |
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| 64 | 64 | | the Committee on Regulated Industries and co-chair of the Special |
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| 65 | 65 | | House Select Committee on NAFTA and GATT international trade |
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| 66 | 66 | | agreements; no matter how stressful the situation, he lived up to |
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| 67 | 67 | | his nickname, "Smilin' Bob," and he brightened the days and earned |
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| 68 | 68 | | the affection of countless people in the Capitol community; and |
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| 69 | 69 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Hunter further benefited Abilene as a member of |
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| 70 | 70 | | the boards and advisory boards of numerous organizations, among |
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| 71 | 71 | | them the Classical Chorus of Abilene, Meals on Wheels, the West |
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| 72 | 72 | | Texas Rehabilitation Center, the Boys & Girls Clubs, and the |
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| 73 | 73 | | Abilene/Taylor County Child Advocacy Center; moreover, he was a |
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| 74 | 74 | | lifetime member of the VFW and the American Legion and, for over a |
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| 75 | 75 | | half century, he was an active member of University Church of |
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| 76 | 76 | | Christ; and |
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| 77 | 77 | | WHEREAS, The recipient of myriad accolades, Dr. Hunter was |
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| 78 | 78 | | awarded honorary doctorates by ACU, Texas Wesleyan University, the |
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| 79 | 79 | | University of St. Thomas, Austin College, Hardin-Simmons |
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| 80 | 80 | | University, McMurry University, and Pepperdine University in |
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| 81 | 81 | | California; in February 2006, ACU named its Robert D. and Shirley |
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| 82 | 82 | | Hunter Welcome Center in honor of Dr. Hunter and his wife; the |
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| 83 | 83 | | couple married on May 27, 1954, and they were blessed with three |
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| 84 | 84 | | children, Kent, Carole, and Les, as well as numerous grandchildren |
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| 85 | 85 | | and great-grandchildren; Mrs. Hunter passed away in 2021; and |
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| 86 | 86 | | WHEREAS, The loss of Bob Hunter is keenly felt by the |
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| 87 | 87 | | multitude of friends that he made and the many people whose lives he |
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| 88 | 88 | | forever enriched, but his enormous contributions will continue to |
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| 89 | 89 | | resonate in the years to come, and he will forever hold a special |
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| 90 | 90 | | place in the hearts of all who were fortunate enough to know him; |
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| 91 | 91 | | now, therefore, be it |
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| 92 | 92 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 93 | 93 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable |
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| 94 | 94 | | Dr. Robert D. Hunter and extend sincere condolences to the members |
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| 95 | 95 | | of his family: to his children and their spouses, Kent Hunter and |
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| 96 | 96 | | Jonathan Blumberg, Carole Phillips and her husband, Danny, and Les |
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| 97 | 97 | | Hunter; to his grandchildren and their spouses, Landon and Jennifer |
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| 98 | 98 | | Phillips, Chad and Aundrea Phillips, Mitchell and Emily Danesi, |
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| 99 | 99 | | Dino Hunter, and Lyra Hunter; to his great-grandchildren, Crawford |
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| 100 | 100 | | Danesi, Henley Danesi, Beckham Phillips, and Kenzo Phillips; and to |
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| 101 | 101 | | his other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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| 102 | 102 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 103 | 103 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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| 104 | 104 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Dr. Bob |
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| 105 | 105 | | Hunter. |
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| 106 | 106 | | Lambert |
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| 107 | 107 | | Phelan Guerra Murr Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 108 | 108 | | Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 109 | 109 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 110 | 110 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 111 | 111 | | Allison Harless Noble Allison Harless Noble |
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| 112 | 112 | | Allison Harless Noble |
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| 113 | 113 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 114 | 114 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 115 | 115 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 116 | 116 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 117 | 117 | | Ashby Harrison Orr Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 118 | 118 | | Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 119 | 119 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 120 | 120 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 121 | 121 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 122 | 122 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 123 | 123 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 124 | 124 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 125 | 125 | | Bernal Herrero Perez Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 126 | 126 | | Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 127 | 127 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 128 | 128 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 129 | 129 | | Bonnen Holland Price Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 130 | 130 | | Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 131 | 131 | | Bowers Howard Ramos Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 132 | 132 | | Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 133 | 133 | | Bryant Hull Raney Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 134 | 134 | | Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 135 | 135 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 136 | 136 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 137 | 137 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 138 | 138 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 139 | 139 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 140 | 140 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 141 | 141 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 142 | 142 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 143 | 143 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 144 | 144 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 145 | 145 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 146 | 146 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 147 | 147 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 148 | 148 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 149 | 149 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 150 | 150 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 151 | 151 | | Canales Kacal Schofield Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 152 | 152 | | Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 153 | 153 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 154 | 154 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 155 | 155 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 156 | 156 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 157 | 157 | | Cole Kitzman Shine Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 158 | 158 | | Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 159 | 159 | | Collier Klick Slawson Collier Klick Slawson |
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| 160 | 160 | | Collier Klick Slawson |
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| 161 | 161 | | Cook Kuempel Smith Cook Kuempel Smith |
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| 162 | 162 | | Cook Kuempel Smith |
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| 163 | 163 | | Cortez Lalani Smithee Cortez Lalani Smithee |
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| 164 | 164 | | Cortez Lalani Smithee |
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| 165 | 165 | | Craddick Lambert Spiller Craddick Lambert Spiller |
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| 166 | 166 | | Craddick Lambert Spiller |
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| 167 | 167 | | Cunningham Landgraf Stucky Cunningham Landgraf Stucky |
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| 168 | 168 | | Cunningham Landgraf Stucky |
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| 169 | 169 | | Darby Leach Swanson Darby Leach Swanson |
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| 170 | 170 | | Darby Leach Swanson |
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| 171 | 171 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico |
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| 172 | 172 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico |
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| 173 | 173 | | Dean Longoria Tepper Dean Longoria Tepper |
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| 174 | 174 | | Dean Longoria Tepper |
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| 175 | 175 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry |
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| 176 | 176 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry |
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| 177 | 177 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch |
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| 178 | 178 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch |
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| 179 | 179 | | Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 180 | 180 | | Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 181 | 181 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris |
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| 182 | 182 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris |
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| 183 | 183 | | Frank Manuel Tinderholt Frank Manuel Tinderholt |
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| 184 | 184 | | Frank Manuel Tinderholt |
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| 185 | 185 | | Frazier Martinez Toth Frazier Martinez Toth |
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| 186 | 186 | | Frazier Martinez Toth |
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| 187 | 187 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair |
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| 188 | 188 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair |
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| 189 | 189 | | Garcia Metcalf Turner Garcia Metcalf Turner |
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| 190 | 190 | | Garcia Metcalf Turner |
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| 191 | 191 | | Gates Meyer VanDeaver Gates Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 192 | 192 | | Gates Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 193 | 193 | | Gerdes Meza Vasut Gerdes Meza Vasut |
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| 194 | 194 | | Gerdes Meza Vasut |
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| 195 | 195 | | Geren Moody Vo Geren Moody Vo |
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| 196 | 196 | | Geren Moody Vo |
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| 197 | 197 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle |
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| 198 | 198 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle |
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| 199 | 199 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson |
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| 200 | 200 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson |
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| 201 | 201 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu |
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| 202 | 202 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu |
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| 203 | 203 | | González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener |
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| 204 | 204 | | González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener |
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| 205 | 205 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. |
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| 206 | 206 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. |
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| 207 | 207 | | ______________________________ |
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| 208 | 208 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 209 | 209 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1555 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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| 210 | 210 | | vote of the House on May 16, 2023. |
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| 211 | 211 | | ______________________________ |
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| 212 | 212 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 213 | 213 | | |
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| 214 | 214 | | |
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| 215 | 215 | | |
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| 216 | 216 | | Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 219 | 219 | | |
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| 220 | 220 | | Allison Harless Noble |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 223 | 223 | | |
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| 224 | 224 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 225 | 225 | | |
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| 226 | 226 | | Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 227 | 227 | | |
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| 228 | 228 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 229 | 229 | | |
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| 230 | 230 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 231 | 231 | | |
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| 232 | 232 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 233 | 233 | | |
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| 234 | 234 | | Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 235 | 235 | | |
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| 236 | 236 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 237 | 237 | | |
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| 238 | 238 | | Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 239 | 239 | | |
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| 240 | 240 | | Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 241 | 241 | | |
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| 242 | 242 | | Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 243 | 243 | | |
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| 244 | 244 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 245 | 245 | | |
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| 246 | 246 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 247 | 247 | | |
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| 248 | 248 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 249 | 249 | | |
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| 250 | 250 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 251 | 251 | | |
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| 252 | 252 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 253 | 253 | | |
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| 254 | 254 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 255 | 255 | | |
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| 256 | 256 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 257 | 257 | | |
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| 258 | 258 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 259 | 259 | | |
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| 260 | 260 | | Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 263 | 263 | | |
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| 264 | 264 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 265 | 265 | | |
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| 266 | 266 | | Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 267 | 267 | | |
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| 268 | 268 | | Collier Klick Slawson |
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| 269 | 269 | | |
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| 270 | 270 | | Cook Kuempel Smith |
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| 271 | 271 | | |
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| 272 | 272 | | Cortez Lalani Smithee |
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| 273 | 273 | | |
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| 274 | 274 | | Craddick Lambert Spiller |
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| 275 | 275 | | |
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| 276 | 276 | | Cunningham Landgraf Stucky |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | Darby Leach Swanson |
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| 279 | 279 | | |
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| 280 | 280 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico |
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| 281 | 281 | | |
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| 282 | 282 | | Dean Longoria Tepper |
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| 283 | 283 | | |
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| 284 | 284 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry |
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| 285 | 285 | | |
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| 286 | 286 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch |
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| 287 | 287 | | |
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| 288 | 288 | | Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 289 | 289 | | |
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| 290 | 290 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris |
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| 291 | 291 | | |
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| 292 | 292 | | Frank Manuel Tinderholt |
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| 293 | 293 | | |
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| 294 | 294 | | Frazier Martinez Toth |
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| 295 | 295 | | |
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| 296 | 296 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Troxclair |
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| 297 | 297 | | |
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| 298 | 298 | | Garcia Metcalf Turner |
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| 299 | 299 | | |
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| 300 | 300 | | Gates Meyer VanDeaver |
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| 301 | 301 | | |
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| 302 | 302 | | Gerdes Meza Vasut |
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| 303 | 303 | | |
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| 304 | 304 | | Geren Moody Vo |
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| 305 | 305 | | |
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| 306 | 306 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle |
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| 307 | 307 | | |
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| 308 | 308 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson |
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| 309 | 309 | | |
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| 310 | 310 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu |
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| 311 | 311 | | |
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| 312 | 312 | | González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener |
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| 313 | 313 | | |
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| 314 | 314 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. |
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