88R32281 JH-D
By: Metcalf H.R. No. 2294
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Over the course of this 140-day regular session, the
staff of the Texas Legislative Council has worked diligently to
meet the needs of the legislature; and
WHEREAS, The council is led by executive director Jeff
Archer, who draws on more than 40 years of experience with the
agency; he is relied on throughout the Capitol community for his
expertise in a broad range of subject areas, and through the
decades, he has worked thousands of late night and early morning
hours to provide steadfast support to legislators, legislative
staff, and council employees; and
WHEREAS, The agency's leadership team also includes
assistant executive director Kimberly Shields and general counsel
Jon Heining, who help coordinate the operation of the five TLC
divisions--information systems, legal, research, document
production, and administration--each of which specializes in
specific areas of support; and
WHEREAS, Guided by division director Joe Diana, the council's
information systems division provides a range of computer-related
services to the legislative branch of state government; in addition
to equipping member offices with PCs, iPads, printers, and
software, the division maintains the network infrastructure for the
Capitol community, develops applications, and offers comprehensive
training and assistance in technical matters, lending its expertise
through a variety of channels; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of division director Mike
Marshall, the attorneys, legal assistants, editors, and support
staff of the legal division help to craft proposed bills and
constitutional amendments, substitutes, amendments, conference
committee reports, and miscellaneous drafts and provide legal
advice and analysis on request; the division's legal editing team
also performs a dual role by carrying out the engrossing and
enrolling duties for the House; and
WHEREAS, The research division, led by division director
Karen White, is composed of the redistricting & data, policy
research & bill analysis, research editing & special projects, and
resolutions & publications sections; during the session, division
staff produce numerous bill analyses for House committees,
resolutions and certificates, and side-by-side analyses; moreover,
they support the redistricting process, provide mapping and
statistical services, and maintain Capweb, Texas Redistricting,
and other useful websites; and
WHEREAS, Contributing to the council's efforts to serve the
legislature are the members of the TLC document production staff;
division director Janet Sullivan manages sections that handle data
transcription, proofreading, printing, and document processing &
delivery; over the course of the session, the division produces and
distributes thousands of drafts, House official printings, and
other documents; and
WHEREAS, The council's diverse responsibilities are
supported by the staff of the administration division, who keep the
other divisions running smoothly through their efforts in the areas
of human resources, accounting and purchasing, and assurance
services; and
WHEREAS, Council staff bring to their duties precision,
creativity, knowledge, and technical expertise, serving the
legislature and the citizens of this state with stamina and
resilience as they meet the myriad challenges of a legislative
session; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the staff of the Texas Legislative
Council for their work in behalf of the legislative branch of
government and the Lone Star State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the council staff as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.