| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 246 |
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| 3 | 3 | | |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, On February 20 and 21, 2023, proud residents of the |
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| 6 | 6 | | Texas Panhandle are visiting Austin for Panhandle Days at the State |
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| 7 | 7 | | Capitol, a celebration of the rich heritage of this important |
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| 8 | 8 | | region of the Lone Star State; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The striking landscape of the Panhandle ranges from |
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| 10 | 10 | | the vast grasslands and open sky of the Llano Estacado to the |
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| 11 | 11 | | breathtaking vistas of Palo Duro Canyon and the Caprock Escarpment |
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| 12 | 12 | | to the gently undulating rolling plains of the southeast; the |
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| 13 | 13 | | ancient Paleo-Indians once lived here, as did members of later |
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| 14 | 14 | | indigenous cultures, and in 1541, when the explorer Francisco |
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| 15 | 15 | | Vázquez de Coronado passed through the area, he found a rich |
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| 16 | 16 | | rangeland, thick with buffalo and wildlife; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The Panhandle's distinctive shape results from |
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| 18 | 18 | | boundaries that were established by the Compromise of 1850, and in |
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| 19 | 19 | | the decades after the Civil War, pioneering cattlemen such as |
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| 20 | 20 | | Charles Goodnight, James Adair, and Thomas Sherman Bugbee |
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| 21 | 21 | | established enormous ranching empires; the arrival of the railroad |
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| 22 | 22 | | in the late 1880s hastened the development of wheat and cotton |
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| 23 | 23 | | farming, and the discovery of oil and natural gas in the 1920s |
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| 24 | 24 | | further boosted and diversified the region's economy; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Panhandle continues to prosper from |
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| 26 | 26 | | farming and from the oil, gas, and wind industries, and |
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| 27 | 27 | | cattle-raising remains a multibillion-dollar business, with more |
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| 28 | 28 | | feedlots in the region than anywhere else in the nation; Amarillo, |
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| 29 | 29 | | the Panhandle's largest city, is home to such large employers as |
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| 30 | 30 | | Xcel Energy, Tyson Foods, Bell Helicopter, Pantex, and several |
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| 31 | 31 | | health care systems, as well as to the Texas Cattle Feeders |
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| 32 | 32 | | Association and the Minor League Baseball team, the Amarillo Sod |
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| 33 | 33 | | Poodles; Pampa, the second-largest city, is a thriving center for |
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| 34 | 34 | | petroleum and livestock, and Dalhart boasts the annual XIT Rodeo |
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| 35 | 35 | | and Reunion and the Hilmar Cheese Company; Sunray is home to a |
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| 36 | 36 | | Valero refinery, while Dumas and Hereford are known for cattle |
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| 37 | 37 | | feeding and beef processing enterprises; the town of Panhandle |
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| 38 | 38 | | serves as the county seat of Carson County and is home to a National |
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| 39 | 39 | | Blue Ribbon School, Panhandle Elementary School, and Borger is the |
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| 40 | 40 | | site of a Phillips 66 refinery and a Nutrien nitrogen plant; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Panhandle is home to several renowned |
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| 42 | 42 | | schools from K-12 grade schools to higher education institutions; |
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| 43 | 43 | | six Texas Panhandle schools, including Happy High School, Vega |
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| 44 | 44 | | Elementary School, Claude School, Gruver Elementary School, and |
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| 45 | 45 | | Gruver Junior High School, were named top schools in the country and |
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| 46 | 46 | | awarded the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School designation in |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2022; the higher educational needs of the Panhandle's residents are |
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| 48 | 48 | | served by the nationally recognized Texas Tech University Health |
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| 49 | 49 | | Sciences Center and West Texas A&M University, as well as Amarillo |
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| 50 | 50 | | College, Frank Phillips College, and Clarendon College; and |
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| 51 | 51 | | WHEREAS, The Panhandle features a variety of notable cultural |
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| 52 | 52 | | and recreational attractions; Amarillo supports the Lone Star |
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| 53 | 53 | | Ballet and the Amarillo Symphony, and the city's many museums |
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| 54 | 54 | | include the American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum, the Don |
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| 55 | 55 | | Harrington Discovery Center, the Texas Air and Space Museum, the |
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| 56 | 56 | | Amarillo Railroad Museum, the Amarillo Museum of Art, and the |
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| 57 | 57 | | Kwahadi Museum of the American Indian; the Panhandle-Plains |
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| 58 | 58 | | Historical Museum in Canyon houses more than two million artifacts |
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| 59 | 59 | | that evoke the heritage of the region, while Palo Duro Canyon State |
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| 60 | 60 | | Park hosts the outdoor musical drama Texas, which portrays the |
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| 61 | 61 | | struggles and triumphs of area settlers in the 19th century; Dumas |
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| 62 | 62 | | draws visitors from across the region for its Dogie Days every June, |
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| 63 | 63 | | and Stratford, the county seat of Sherman County, hosts its popular |
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| 64 | 64 | | Jamboree each July; and |
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| 65 | 65 | | WHEREAS, The people of the Texas Panhandle are blessed to |
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| 66 | 66 | | live in a region of abundant natural resources and windswept |
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| 67 | 67 | | beauty, and they may indeed take great pride in the important |
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| 68 | 68 | | contributions they have made and continue to make to the history, |
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| 69 | 69 | | culture, and prosperity of Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 70 | 70 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 71 | 71 | | Legislature hereby recognize February 20 and 21, 2023, as Panhandle |
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| 72 | 72 | | Days at the State Capitol and extend to those attending the |
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| 73 | 73 | | celebration sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful |
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| 74 | 74 | | event. |
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| 75 | 75 | | Price |
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| 76 | 76 | | Smithee |
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| 77 | 77 | | Phelan Guerra Murr Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 78 | 78 | | Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 79 | 79 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 80 | 80 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 81 | 81 | | Allison Harless Noble Allison Harless Noble |
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| 82 | 82 | | Allison Harless Noble |
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| 83 | 83 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 84 | 84 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 85 | 85 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 86 | 86 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 87 | 87 | | Ashby Harrison Orr Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 88 | 88 | | Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 89 | 89 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 90 | 90 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 91 | 91 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 92 | 92 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 93 | 93 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 94 | 94 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 95 | 95 | | Bernal Herrero Perez Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 96 | 96 | | Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 97 | 97 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 98 | 98 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 99 | 99 | | Bonnen Holland Price Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 100 | 100 | | Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 101 | 101 | | Bowers Howard Ramos Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 102 | 102 | | Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 103 | 103 | | Bryant Hull Raney Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 104 | 104 | | Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 105 | 105 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 106 | 106 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 107 | 107 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 108 | 108 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 109 | 109 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 110 | 110 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 111 | 111 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 112 | 112 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 113 | 113 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 114 | 114 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 115 | 115 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 116 | 116 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 117 | 117 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 118 | 118 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 119 | 119 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 120 | 120 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 121 | 121 | | Canales Kacal Schofield Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 122 | 122 | | Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 123 | 123 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 124 | 124 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 125 | 125 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 126 | 126 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 127 | 127 | | Cole Kitzman Shine Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 128 | 128 | | Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 129 | 129 | | Collier Klick Slaton Collier Klick Slaton |
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| 130 | 130 | | Collier Klick Slaton |
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| 131 | 131 | | Cook Kuempel Slawson Cook Kuempel Slawson |
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| 132 | 132 | | Cook Kuempel Slawson |
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| 133 | 133 | | Cortez Lalani Smith Cortez Lalani Smith |
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| 134 | 134 | | Cortez Lalani Smith |
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| 135 | 135 | | Craddick Lambert Smithee Craddick Lambert Smithee |
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| 136 | 136 | | Craddick Lambert Smithee |
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| 137 | 137 | | Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Cunningham Landgraf Spiller |
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| 138 | 138 | | Cunningham Landgraf Spiller |
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| 139 | 139 | | Darby Leach Stucky Darby Leach Stucky |
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| 140 | 140 | | Darby Leach Stucky |
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| 141 | 141 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson |
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| 142 | 142 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson |
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| 143 | 143 | | Dean Longoria Talarico Dean Longoria Talarico |
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| 144 | 144 | | Dean Longoria Talarico |
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| 145 | 145 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper |
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| 146 | 146 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper |
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| 147 | 147 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry |
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| 148 | 148 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry |
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| 149 | 149 | | Dutton Lozano Thimesch Dutton Lozano Thimesch |
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| 150 | 150 | | Dutton Lozano Thimesch |
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| 151 | 151 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 152 | 152 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 153 | 153 | | Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris |
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| 154 | 154 | | Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris |
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| 155 | 155 | | Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Frazier Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 156 | 156 | | Frazier Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 157 | 157 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth |
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| 158 | 158 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth |
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| 159 | 159 | | Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Garcia Metcalf Troxclair |
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| 160 | 160 | | Garcia Metcalf Troxclair |
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| 161 | 161 | | Gates Meyer Turner Gates Meyer Turner |
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| 162 | 162 | | Gates Meyer Turner |
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| 163 | 163 | | Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Gerdes Meza VanDeaver |
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| 164 | 164 | | Gerdes Meza VanDeaver |
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| 165 | 165 | | Geren Moody Vasut Geren Moody Vasut |
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| 166 | 166 | | Geren Moody Vasut |
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| 167 | 167 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo |
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| 168 | 168 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo |
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| 169 | 169 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle |
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| 170 | 170 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle |
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| 171 | 171 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson |
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| 172 | 172 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson |
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| 173 | 173 | | González of El Paso Morrison Wu González of El Paso Morrison Wu |
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| 174 | 174 | | González of El Paso Morrison Wu |
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| 175 | 175 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener |
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| 176 | 176 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener |
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| 177 | 177 | | ______________________________ |
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| 178 | 178 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 179 | 179 | | I certify that H.R. No. 246 was adopted by the House on February |
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| 180 | 180 | | 21, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 181 | 181 | | ______________________________ |
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| 182 | 182 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 183 | 183 | | |
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| 184 | 184 | | |
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| 185 | 185 | | |
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| 186 | 186 | | Phelan Guerra Murr |
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| 187 | 187 | | |
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| 188 | 188 | | Allen Guillen Neave Criado |
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| 189 | 189 | | |
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| 190 | 190 | | Allison Harless Noble |
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| 191 | 191 | | |
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| 192 | 192 | | Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson |
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| 193 | 193 | | |
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| 194 | 194 | | Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz |
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| 195 | 195 | | |
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| 196 | 196 | | Ashby Harrison Orr |
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| 197 | 197 | | |
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| 198 | 198 | | Bailes Hayes Ortega |
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| 199 | 199 | | |
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| 200 | 200 | | Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson |
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| 201 | 201 | | |
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| 202 | 202 | | Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul |
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| 203 | 203 | | |
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| 204 | 204 | | Bernal Herrero Perez |
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| 205 | 205 | | |
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| 206 | 206 | | Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa |
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| 207 | 207 | | |
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| 208 | 208 | | Bonnen Holland Price |
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| 209 | 209 | | |
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| 210 | 210 | | Bowers Howard Ramos |
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| 211 | 211 | | |
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| 212 | 212 | | Bryant Hull Raney |
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| 213 | 213 | | |
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| 214 | 214 | | Buckley Hunter Raymond |
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| 215 | 215 | | |
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| 216 | 216 | | Bucy Isaac Reynolds |
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| 217 | 217 | | |
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| 218 | 218 | | Bumgarner Jetton Rogers |
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| 219 | 219 | | |
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| 220 | 220 | | Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. |
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| 221 | 221 | | |
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| 222 | 222 | | Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose |
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| 223 | 223 | | |
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| 224 | 224 | | Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal |
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| 225 | 225 | | |
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| 226 | 226 | | Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer |
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| 227 | 227 | | |
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| 228 | 228 | | Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline |
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| 229 | 229 | | |
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| 230 | 230 | | Canales Kacal Schofield |
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| 231 | 231 | | |
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| 232 | 232 | | Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen |
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| 233 | 233 | | |
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| 234 | 234 | | Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. |
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| 235 | 235 | | |
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| 236 | 236 | | Cole Kitzman Shine |
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| 237 | 237 | | |
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| 238 | 238 | | Collier Klick Slaton |
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| 239 | 239 | | |
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| 240 | 240 | | Cook Kuempel Slawson |
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| 241 | 241 | | |
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| 242 | 242 | | Cortez Lalani Smith |
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| 243 | 243 | | |
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| 244 | 244 | | Craddick Lambert Smithee |
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| 245 | 245 | | |
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| 246 | 246 | | Cunningham Landgraf Spiller |
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| 247 | 247 | | |
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| 248 | 248 | | Darby Leach Stucky |
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| 249 | 249 | | |
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| 250 | 250 | | Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson |
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| 251 | 251 | | |
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| 252 | 252 | | Dean Longoria Talarico |
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| 253 | 253 | | |
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| 254 | 254 | | DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper |
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| 255 | 255 | | |
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| 256 | 256 | | Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry |
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| 257 | 257 | | |
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| 258 | 258 | | Dutton Lozano Thimesch |
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| 259 | 259 | | |
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| 260 | 260 | | Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria |
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| 261 | 261 | | |
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| 262 | 262 | | Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris |
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| 263 | 263 | | |
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| 264 | 264 | | Frazier Martinez Tinderholt |
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| 265 | 265 | | |
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| 266 | 266 | | Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth |
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| 267 | 267 | | |
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| 268 | 268 | | Garcia Metcalf Troxclair |
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| 269 | 269 | | |
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| 270 | 270 | | Gates Meyer Turner |
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| 271 | 271 | | |
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| 272 | 272 | | Gerdes Meza VanDeaver |
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| 273 | 273 | | |
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| 274 | 274 | | Geren Moody Vasut |
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| 275 | 275 | | |
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| 276 | 276 | | Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo |
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| 277 | 277 | | |
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| 278 | 278 | | Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle |
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| 279 | 279 | | |
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| 280 | 280 | | González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson |
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| 281 | 281 | | |
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| 282 | 282 | | González of El Paso Morrison Wu |
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| 283 | 283 | | |
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| 284 | 284 | | Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener |
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