Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 721
2	2	WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Legislative Reference
3	3	Library has provided invaluable assistance to Texas lawmakers; and
4	4	WHEREAS, Housing a specialized collection of materials
5	5	including original legislative bill files dating back to the 63rd
6	6	Session, historical and current publications of legislative
7	7	committees, of state agencies, and of institutions of higher
8	8	education, legal resources, and periodicals, the library is well
9	9	positioned to support the varied and extensive work of
10	10	legislators; and
11	11	WHEREAS, The library's electronic data systems expedite
12	12	the delivery of knowledge to the legislative community; the Texas
13	13	Appointment System contains information on members of state
14	14	councils, boards, and committees appointed by the governor,
15	15	lieutenant governor, and speaker; the Legislative Archive System
16	16	holds the only electronic version of original legislative bill
17	17	files and documentation, while the Index to Sections Affected
18	18	details the proposed statutory effect of bills; moreover, the
19	19	library maintains Texas Legislators: Past & Present, a database
20	20	highlighting legislative membership information from 1846 to
21	21	today, as well as a legislative reports database covering that
22	22	same period, and it archives gubernatorial executive orders,
23	23	messages, and proclamations; and
24	24	WHEREAS, During legislative sessions, the library plays an
25	25	integral part in the legislative process; staff members develop
26	26	electronic records in the Texas Legislative Tracking System for
27	27	each bill or resolution filed, assign and enter subject terms and
28	28	companion relationships, and review enrolled legislation for
29	29	effective dates of each measure; moreover, library staff members
30	30	stationed on the floor of the house and senate chambers enter
31	31	legislative actions as they occur and furnish real-time
32	32	information to the legislative community, executive agencies,
33	33	and citizens of this state through such proprietary applications
34	34	as TLIS (the Texas Legislative Information System) and TLO (Texas
35	35	Legislature Online); and
36	36	WHEREAS, Among the services the library offers are a bill
37	37	status hotline for constituents, professional and confidential
38	38	research, a daily legislative clipping service, weekly listings
39	39	of important journal articles, and monthly listings of
40	40	newsworthy additions to the library's collection; and
41	41	WHEREAS, Guided skillfully by director and librarian Mary
42	42	L. Camp, the Legislative Reference Library staff includes
43	43	assistant director and librarian Catherine Wusterhausen and
44	44	librarians Elizabeth Buchanan, Colton Chambers, Ali Dzienkowski,
45	45	Melanie Harshman, Elizabeth Hinderer, Karen McBurney, Marissa
46	46	Talamantes, and Ia Wood; the library's archivists are Tricia
47	47	Bailey, Linna Dean, and Kaelyn Morice; library assistants and
48	48	administrative staff are Elizabeth Bellisario, Donald Brower,
49	49	Michelle Martinez, Kelvin Mote, Kali Palmer, Julia Walden, Jay
50	50	Young, and Fernanda Zamora, and the library's clipping service
51	51	staff members are Vincent Cowan, Christopher Taylor, David Wood,
52	52	and Karen Wright; and
53	53	WHEREAS, These hardworking professionals demonstrate a
54	54	commitment to excellence as they perform their duties with skill
55	55	and dedication, and they may take justifiable pride in the
56	56	important services they provide to the legislature and to the
57	57	citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
58	58	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
59	59	Legislature, hereby honor the Legislative Reference Library and
60	60	extend to the staff members sincere appreciation for their
61	61	outstanding contributions; and, be it further
62	62	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
63	63	prepared for the library as an expression of high regard from the
64	64	Texas Senate.
65	65	Schwertner
66	66	________________________________
67	67	President of the Senate
68	68	I hereby certify that the
69	69	above Resolution was adopted by
70	70	the Senate on May 28, 2023.
71	71	________________________________
72	72	Secretary of the Senate
73	73	________________________________
74	74	Member, Texas Senate