| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 161 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Legendary performer Beyoncé won three awards at the |
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| 6 | 6 | | 67th annual Grammy Awards on February 2, 2025, bringing her total |
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| 7 | 7 | | number of Grammys to 35, the most ever received by any artist; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, During the awards ceremony held in Los Angeles, |
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| 9 | 9 | | Beyoncé won Grammys for both album of the year and country album of |
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| 10 | 10 | | the year for Cowboy Carter, making her the first Black woman to take |
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| 11 | 11 | | home the album of the year honor since 1999 and the first Black |
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| 12 | 12 | | artist to ever receive the country album of the year accolade; in |
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| 13 | 13 | | addition, her collaboration with Miley Cyrus on the song "II Most |
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| 14 | 14 | | Wanted" won the Grammy for best country duo/group performance; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, A Houston native, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter earned her |
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| 16 | 16 | | first Grammy nominations at the age of 17, when she was still a |
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| 17 | 17 | | member of Destiny's Child, which was nominated in two categories at |
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| 18 | 18 | | the Grammys in 1999; the following year, the group won two awards |
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| 19 | 19 | | with their hit song, "Say My Name," and they won another Grammy in |
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| 20 | 20 | | 2001 with their song "Survivor"; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Beyoncé went solo in 2003 with her album Dangerously |
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| 22 | 22 | | in Love, which earned her five Grammys at the 46th annual awards |
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| 23 | 23 | | ceremony, including best contemporary R&B album, best female R&B |
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| 24 | 24 | | vocal performance, best R&B performance by a duo or group with |
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| 25 | 25 | | vocals, best R&B song, and best rap/sung collaboration; she won |
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| 26 | 26 | | another Grammy with Destiny's Child in 2005, and in 2006, her second |
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| 27 | 27 | | solo album, B'Day, took the award for best contemporary R&B album; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Since then, Queen Bey, as she is known to her fans, |
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| 30 | 30 | | has received at least one nomination nearly every year and usually |
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| 31 | 31 | | several, and she has won multiple awards in many different |
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| 32 | 32 | | categories; at the 2009 Grammys, she won six awards, including song |
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| 33 | 33 | | of the year for her blockbuster hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on |
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| 34 | 34 | | It)" and best contemporary R&B album for her groundbreaking double |
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| 35 | 35 | | album, I Am... Sasha Fierce; in 2016, she took home two awards, |
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| 36 | 36 | | including best urban contemporary album for Lemonade and best music |
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| 37 | 37 | | video for "Formation"; she made history in 2023, when she won for |
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| 38 | 38 | | best dance/electronic album for Renaissance, putting her Grammy |
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| 39 | 39 | | total at 32, the most of all time; her achievements in 2025 have |
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| 40 | 40 | | furthered her unprecedented Grammy success, bringing her totals to |
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| 41 | 41 | | a remarkable 99 Grammy nominations and 35 wins; and |
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| 42 | 42 | | WHEREAS, A generational talent, Beyoncé has proven herself to |
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| 43 | 43 | | be one of the most accomplished entertainers in the history of |
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| 44 | 44 | | popular music, and she is a source of tremendous pride to her fellow |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 47 | 47 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Beyoncé for winning the album of |
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| 48 | 48 | | the year, country album of the year, and best country duo/group |
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| 49 | 49 | | performance honors at the 2025 Grammy Awards and extend to her |
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| 50 | 50 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 51 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 52 | 52 | | prepared for Beyoncé as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 53 | 53 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 54 | 54 | | Simmons Ward Johnson Simmons Ward Johnson |
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| 55 | 55 | | Simmons Ward Johnson |
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| 56 | 56 | | Jones of Harris Bowers Jones of Harris Bowers |
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| 57 | 57 | | Jones of Harris Bowers |
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| 58 | 58 | | Jones of Dallas Allen Jones of Dallas Allen |
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| 59 | 59 | | Jones of Dallas Allen |
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| 60 | 60 | | Bucy Cole Bucy Cole |
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| 61 | 61 | | Bucy Cole |
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| 62 | 62 | | Collier Flores Collier Flores |
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| 63 | 63 | | Collier Flores |
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| 64 | 64 | | Garcia of Bexar Garcia of Dallas Garcia of Bexar Garcia of Dallas |
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| 65 | 65 | | Garcia of Bexar Garcia of Dallas |
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| 66 | 66 | | Goodwin Lalani Goodwin Lalani |
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| 67 | 67 | | Goodwin Lalani |
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| 68 | 68 | | Manuel Morales of Harris Manuel Morales of Harris |
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| 69 | 69 | | Manuel Morales of Harris |
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| 70 | 70 | | Plesa Reynolds Plesa Reynolds |
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| 71 | 71 | | Plesa Reynolds |
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| 72 | 72 | | Rose Rosenthal Rose Rosenthal |
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| 73 | 73 | | Rose Rosenthal |
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| 74 | 74 | | Turner Walle Turner Walle |
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| 75 | 75 | | Turner Walle |
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| 76 | 76 | | Wu Wu |
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| 77 | 77 | | Wu |
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| 78 | 78 | | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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| 79 | 79 | | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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| 80 | 80 | | Alders Guillen Morgan Alders Guillen Morgan |
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| 81 | 81 | | Alders Guillen Morgan |
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| 82 | 82 | | Allen Harless Muñoz Allen Harless Muñoz |
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| 83 | 83 | | Allen Harless Muñoz |
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| 84 | 84 | | Anchía Harris Noble Anchía Harris Noble |
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| 85 | 85 | | Anchía Harris Noble |
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| 86 | 86 | | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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| 87 | 87 | | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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| 88 | 88 | | Barry Harrison Oliverson Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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| 89 | 89 | | Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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| 90 | 90 | | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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| 91 | 91 | | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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| 92 | 92 | | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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| 93 | 93 | | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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| 94 | 94 | | Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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| 95 | 95 | | Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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| 96 | 96 | | Bhojani Hickland Paul Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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| 97 | 97 | | Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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| 98 | 98 | | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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| 99 | 99 | | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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| 100 | 100 | | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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| 101 | 101 | | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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| 102 | 102 | | Bryant Hopper Phelan Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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| 103 | 103 | | Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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| 104 | 104 | | Buckley Howard Pierson Buckley Howard Pierson |
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| 105 | 105 | | Buckley Howard Pierson |
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| 106 | 106 | | Bucy Hull Plesa Bucy Hull Plesa |
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| 107 | 107 | | Bucy Hull Plesa |
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| 108 | 108 | | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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| 109 | 109 | | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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| 110 | 110 | | Button Isaac Reynolds Button Isaac Reynolds |
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| 111 | 111 | | Button Isaac Reynolds |
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| 112 | 112 | | Cain Johnson Richardson Cain Johnson Richardson |
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| 113 | 113 | | Cain Johnson Richardson |
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| 114 | 114 | | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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| 115 | 115 | | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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| 116 | 116 | | Canales Jones of Harris Romero Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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| 117 | 117 | | Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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| 118 | 118 | | Capriglione Kerwin Rose Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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| 119 | 119 | | Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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| 120 | 120 | | Cole King Rosenthal Cole King Rosenthal |
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| 121 | 121 | | Cole King Rosenthal |
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| 122 | 122 | | Collier Kitzman Schatzline Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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| 123 | 123 | | Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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| 124 | 124 | | Cook LaHood Schofield Cook LaHood Schofield |
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| 125 | 125 | | Cook LaHood Schofield |
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| 126 | 126 | | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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| 127 | 127 | | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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| 128 | 128 | | Craddick Lambert Shaheen Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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| 129 | 129 | | Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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| 130 | 130 | | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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| 131 | 131 | | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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| 132 | 132 | | Curry Leach Simmons Curry Leach Simmons |
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| 133 | 133 | | Curry Leach Simmons |
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| 134 | 134 | | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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| 135 | 135 | | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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| 136 | 136 | | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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| 137 | 137 | | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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| 138 | 138 | | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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| 139 | 139 | | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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| 140 | 140 | | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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| 141 | 141 | | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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| 142 | 142 | | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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| 143 | 143 | | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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| 144 | 144 | | Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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| 145 | 145 | | Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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| 146 | 146 | | Dutton Lowe Thompson Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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| 147 | 147 | | Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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| 148 | 148 | | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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| 149 | 149 | | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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| 150 | 150 | | Fairly Lujan Toth Fairly Lujan Toth |
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| 151 | 151 | | Fairly Lujan Toth |
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| 152 | 152 | | Flores Luther Troxclair Flores Luther Troxclair |
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| 153 | 153 | | Flores Luther Troxclair |
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| 154 | 154 | | Frank Manuel Turner Frank Manuel Turner |
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| 155 | 155 | | Frank Manuel Turner |
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| 156 | 156 | | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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| 157 | 157 | | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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| 158 | 158 | | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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| 159 | 159 | | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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| 160 | 160 | | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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| 161 | 161 | | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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| 162 | 162 | | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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| 163 | 163 | | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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| 164 | 164 | | Gates Metcalf Vo Gates Metcalf Vo |
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| 165 | 165 | | Gates Metcalf Vo |
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| 166 | 166 | | Gerdes Meyer Walle Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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| 167 | 167 | | Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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| 168 | 168 | | Geren Meza Ward Johnson Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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| 169 | 169 | | Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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| 170 | 170 | | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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| 171 | 171 | | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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| 172 | 172 | | González of Dallas Moody Wilson González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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| 173 | 173 | | González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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| 174 | 174 | | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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| 175 | 175 | | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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| 176 | 176 | | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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| 177 | 177 | | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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| 178 | 178 | | ______________________________ |
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| 179 | 179 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 180 | 180 | | I certify that H.R. No. 161 was adopted by the House on February |
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| 181 | 181 | | 4, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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| 182 | 182 | | ______________________________ |
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| 183 | 183 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 184 | 184 | | |
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| 185 | 185 | | Simmons Ward Johnson |
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| 186 | 186 | | |
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| 187 | 187 | | Jones of Harris Bowers |
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| 188 | 188 | | |
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| 189 | 189 | | Jones of Dallas Allen |
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| 190 | 190 | | |
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| 191 | 191 | | Bucy Cole |
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| 192 | 192 | | |
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| 193 | 193 | | Collier Flores |
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| 194 | 194 | | |
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| 195 | 195 | | Garcia of Bexar Garcia of Dallas |
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| 196 | 196 | | |
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| 197 | 197 | | Goodwin Lalani |
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| 198 | 198 | | |
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| 199 | 199 | | Manuel Morales of Harris |
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| 200 | 200 | | |
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| 201 | 201 | | Plesa Reynolds |
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| 202 | 202 | | |
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| 203 | 203 | | Rose Rosenthal |
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| 204 | 204 | | |
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| 205 | 205 | | Turner Walle |
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| 206 | 206 | | |
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| 207 | 207 | | Wu |
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| 210 | 210 | | |
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| 211 | 211 | | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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| 212 | 212 | | |
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| 213 | 213 | | Alders Guillen Morgan |
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| 214 | 214 | | |
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| 215 | 215 | | Allen Harless Muñoz |
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| 216 | 216 | | |
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| 217 | 217 | | Anchía Harris Noble |
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| 218 | 218 | | |
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| 219 | 219 | | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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| 220 | 220 | | |
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| 221 | 221 | | Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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| 222 | 222 | | |
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| 223 | 223 | | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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| 224 | 224 | | |
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| 225 | 225 | | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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| 226 | 226 | | |
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| 227 | 227 | | Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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| 228 | 228 | | |
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| 229 | 229 | | Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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| 230 | 230 | | |
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| 231 | 231 | | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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| 232 | 232 | | |
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| 233 | 233 | | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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| 234 | 234 | | |
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| 235 | 235 | | Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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| 236 | 236 | | |
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| 237 | 237 | | Buckley Howard Pierson |
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| 238 | 238 | | |
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| 239 | 239 | | Bucy Hull Plesa |
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| 240 | 240 | | |
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| 241 | 241 | | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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| 242 | 242 | | |
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| 243 | 243 | | Button Isaac Reynolds |
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| 244 | 244 | | |
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| 245 | 245 | | Cain Johnson Richardson |
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| 246 | 246 | | |
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| 247 | 247 | | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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| 248 | 248 | | |
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| 249 | 249 | | Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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| 250 | 250 | | |
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| 251 | 251 | | Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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| 252 | 252 | | |
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| 253 | 253 | | Cole King Rosenthal |
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| 254 | 254 | | |
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| 255 | 255 | | Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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| 256 | 256 | | |
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| 257 | 257 | | Cook LaHood Schofield |
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| 258 | 258 | | |
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| 259 | 259 | | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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| 260 | 260 | | |
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| 261 | 261 | | Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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| 262 | 262 | | |
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| 263 | 263 | | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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| 264 | 264 | | |
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| 265 | 265 | | Curry Leach Simmons |
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| 266 | 266 | | |
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| 267 | 267 | | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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| 268 | 268 | | |
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| 269 | 269 | | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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| 270 | 270 | | |
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| 271 | 271 | | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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| 272 | 272 | | |
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| 273 | 273 | | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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| 274 | 274 | | |
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| 275 | 275 | | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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| 276 | 276 | | |
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| 277 | 277 | | Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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| 278 | 278 | | |
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| 279 | 279 | | Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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| 280 | 280 | | |
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| 281 | 281 | | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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| 282 | 282 | | |
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| 283 | 283 | | Fairly Lujan Toth |
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| 284 | 284 | | |
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| 285 | 285 | | Flores Luther Troxclair |
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| 286 | 286 | | |
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| 287 | 287 | | Frank Manuel Turner |
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| 288 | 288 | | |
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| 289 | 289 | | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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| 290 | 290 | | |
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| 291 | 291 | | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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| 292 | 292 | | |
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| 293 | 293 | | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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| 294 | 294 | | |
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| 295 | 295 | | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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| 296 | 296 | | |
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| 297 | 297 | | Gates Metcalf Vo |
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| 298 | 298 | | |
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| 299 | 299 | | Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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| 300 | 300 | | |
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| 301 | 301 | | Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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| 302 | 302 | | |
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| 303 | 303 | | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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| 304 | 304 | | |
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| 305 | 305 | | González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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| 306 | 306 | | |
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| 307 | 307 | | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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| 308 | 308 | | |
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| 309 | 309 | | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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