| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2307 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The closing days of the 88th Regular Session offer |
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| 6 | 6 | | the opportunity to honor the members of the Texas Legislative Study |
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| 7 | 7 | | Group for their essential contributions; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 1993, the Texas Legislative Study Group |
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| 9 | 9 | | is an official caucus of the Texas House of Representatives that |
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| 10 | 10 | | relies on facts and evidence to promote progressive solutions to |
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| 11 | 11 | | the challenges facing the citizens of the Lone Star State; the |
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| 12 | 12 | | organization initially began as a group of legislators coordinating |
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| 13 | 13 | | information and floor strategy, and today, the members of the LSG's |
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| 14 | 14 | | full-time staff provide nonpartisan legislative research as well as |
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| 15 | 15 | | daily floor reports with analysis on each bill that the House |
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| 16 | 16 | | Calendars Committee sets for floor consideration; the duties of the |
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| 17 | 17 | | policy analysts involve attending committee meetings and |
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| 18 | 18 | | consulting with advocates, staff members, and policy experts to |
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| 19 | 19 | | study all aspects of a bill before making a recommendation; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Guided by executive director Samantha Ruelas and |
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| 21 | 21 | | deputy director Devan Daniel, the LSG staff for the 88th Session |
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| 22 | 22 | | includes Ed Martin, Maristel Aguilar, La'Dereka Christian, Brian |
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| 23 | 23 | | Dusablon, Laticia Jeffers, Savannah Lee, Stefanie Page, Carl |
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| 24 | 24 | | Schwartz, Drew Tonjes, Jade Tucker, and Nzingha Williams-Eugene; |
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| 25 | 25 | | and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Texas Legislative Study Group |
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| 27 | 27 | | have performed their duties as policy analysts with skill and |
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| 28 | 28 | | dedication, and they are indeed deserving of recognition for their |
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| 29 | 29 | | outstanding work; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 31 | 31 | | Legislature hereby commend the staff of the Texas Legislative Study |
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| 32 | 32 | | Group and extend to the members sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 33 | 33 | | and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for the LSG as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Walle |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2307 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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