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6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A full and generous life drew to a close with the |
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8 | 9 | | passing of former state representative James Parker McCollough of |
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9 | 10 | | Austin on October 31, 2024, at the age of 74; and |
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10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The son of J. C. McCollough and Norma Jim Cornett |
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11 | 12 | | McCollough, Parker McCollough was born in Amarillo on October 18, |
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12 | 13 | | 1950, and he grew up with three sisters, Randa, Kay, and Gail; he |
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13 | 14 | | attended South Plains College on a track scholarship and |
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14 | 15 | | transferred to Texas Tech University, where he earned a bachelor's |
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15 | 16 | | degree in business and a law degree; during summers, he expanded his |
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16 | 17 | | horizons by working at the YMCA in Estes Park, Colorado, and selling |
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17 | 18 | | textbooks across the eastern United States; and |
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18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McCollough joined a Georgetown law firm, and |
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19 | 20 | | while raising his two oldest children, he became involved in the |
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20 | 21 | | local community; he frequently worked on a pro bono basis and served |
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21 | 22 | | as a public defender and municipal judge; in addition, he refereed |
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22 | 23 | | high school football games and ran the clock at Southwestern |
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23 | 24 | | University basketball games; and |
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24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In 1988, Mr. McCollough won election to the Texas |
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25 | 26 | | House of Representatives; he served as chair of the Criminal |
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26 | 27 | | Jurisprudence Committee and the Judicial Affairs Subcommittee on |
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27 | 28 | | Budget and Oversight, and he was a member of the Redistricting |
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28 | 29 | | Committee and the Task Force on State and Local Drug Control; having |
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29 | 30 | | developed a love of politics, public policy, and |
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30 | 31 | | relationship-building, he became a regulatory lobbyist following |
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31 | 32 | | his two terms in office; and |
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32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Mr. McCollough met the former Rhonda Puls at the |
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33 | 34 | | State Capitol, and they married on June 23, 1991; the couple became |
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34 | 35 | | the proud parents of two children, and Mr. McCollough enjoyed |
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35 | 36 | | coaching Little League teams, instilling a reverence for the game |
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36 | 37 | | along with great enthusiasm; deeply patriotic, he always cried |
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37 | 38 | | while singing the national anthem and took each of his children to |
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38 | 39 | | witness the peaceful transition of power at a presidential |
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39 | 40 | | inauguration; he helped them register to vote and brought them to |
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40 | 41 | | the polls as well; above all, he taught them to enjoy life to the |
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41 | 42 | | fullest and enable others to do the same; his relationships and his |
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42 | 43 | | faith were informed by his profound commitment to Alcoholics |
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43 | 44 | | Anonymous, and he attended a men's meeting at a local church every |
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44 | 45 | | Saturday; during 22 years of sobriety, he served as a sponsor for |
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45 | 46 | | countless people, always making himself available to those who |
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46 | 47 | | needed his support; and |
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47 | 48 | | WHEREAS, Although Parker McCollough is greatly missed, those |
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48 | 49 | | who held him dear will forever remember the warmth and compassion |
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49 | 50 | | that he brought into their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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50 | 51 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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51 | 52 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of the Honorable James |
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52 | 53 | | Parker McCollough and extend sincere sympathy to his loved ones: to |
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53 | 54 | | his wife, Rhonda McCollough; to his children, Cory (Jaime |
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54 | 55 | | Villanueva), James (Audra Sharifi Isfahani), Murphy (Kolton |
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55 | 56 | | McDougald), and Chandler (John Holt); to his grandchildren, Lucia, |
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56 | 57 | | Anna, CJ, and Coco; to his sisters, Kay (Terry Milligan) and Gail; |
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57 | 58 | | and to his many other relatives and friends; and, be it further |
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58 | 59 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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59 | 60 | | prepared for his family and that when the Texas House of |
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60 | 61 | | Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Parker |
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61 | 62 | | McCollough. |
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62 | | - | Howard |
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63 | | - | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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64 | | - | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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65 | | - | Alders Guillen Morgan Alders Guillen Morgan |
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66 | | - | Alders Guillen Morgan |
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67 | | - | Allen Harless Muñoz Allen Harless Muñoz |
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68 | | - | Allen Harless Muñoz |
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69 | | - | Anchía Harris Noble Anchía Harris Noble |
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70 | | - | Anchía Harris Noble |
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71 | | - | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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72 | | - | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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73 | | - | Barry Harrison Oliverson Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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74 | | - | Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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75 | | - | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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76 | | - | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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77 | | - | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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78 | | - | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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79 | | - | Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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80 | | - | Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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81 | | - | Bhojani Hickland Paul Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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82 | | - | Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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83 | | - | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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84 | | - | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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85 | | - | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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86 | | - | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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87 | | - | Bryant Hopper Phelan Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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88 | | - | Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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89 | | - | Buckley Howard Pierson Buckley Howard Pierson |
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90 | | - | Buckley Howard Pierson |
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91 | | - | Bucy Hull Plesa Bucy Hull Plesa |
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92 | | - | Bucy Hull Plesa |
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93 | | - | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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94 | | - | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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95 | | - | Button Isaac Reynolds Button Isaac Reynolds |
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96 | | - | Button Isaac Reynolds |
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97 | | - | Cain Johnson Richardson Cain Johnson Richardson |
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98 | | - | Cain Johnson Richardson |
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99 | | - | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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100 | | - | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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101 | | - | Canales Jones of Harris Romero Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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102 | | - | Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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103 | | - | Capriglione Kerwin Rose Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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104 | | - | Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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105 | | - | Cole King Rosenthal Cole King Rosenthal |
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106 | | - | Cole King Rosenthal |
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107 | | - | Collier Kitzman Schatzline Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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108 | | - | Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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109 | | - | Cook LaHood Schofield Cook LaHood Schofield |
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110 | | - | Cook LaHood Schofield |
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111 | | - | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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112 | | - | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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113 | | - | Craddick Lambert Shaheen Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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114 | | - | Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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115 | | - | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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116 | | - | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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117 | | - | Curry Leach Simmons Curry Leach Simmons |
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118 | | - | Curry Leach Simmons |
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119 | | - | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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120 | | - | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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121 | | - | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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122 | | - | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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123 | | - | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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124 | | - | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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125 | | - | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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126 | | - | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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127 | | - | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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128 | | - | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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129 | | - | Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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130 | | - | Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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131 | | - | Dutton Lowe Thompson Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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132 | | - | Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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133 | | - | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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134 | | - | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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135 | | - | Fairly Lujan Toth Fairly Lujan Toth |
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136 | | - | Fairly Lujan Toth |
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137 | | - | Flores Luther Troxclair Flores Luther Troxclair |
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138 | | - | Flores Luther Troxclair |
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139 | | - | Frank Manuel Turner Frank Manuel Turner |
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140 | | - | Frank Manuel Turner |
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141 | | - | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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142 | | - | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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143 | | - | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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144 | | - | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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145 | | - | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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146 | | - | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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147 | | - | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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148 | | - | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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149 | | - | Gates Metcalf Vo Gates Metcalf Vo |
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150 | | - | Gates Metcalf Vo |
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151 | | - | Gerdes Meyer Walle Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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152 | | - | Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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153 | | - | Geren Meza Ward Johnson Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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154 | | - | Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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155 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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156 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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157 | | - | González of Dallas Moody Wilson González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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158 | | - | González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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159 | | - | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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160 | | - | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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161 | | - | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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162 | | - | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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163 | | - | ______________________________ |
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164 | | - | Speaker of the House |
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165 | | - | I certify that H.R. No. 310 was unanimously adopted by a rising |
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166 | | - | vote of the House on March 6, 2025. |
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167 | | - | ______________________________ |
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168 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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169 | | - | |
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171 | | - | |
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172 | | - | |
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173 | | - | |
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174 | | - | |
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175 | | - | |
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176 | | - | Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw |
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177 | | - | |
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178 | | - | |
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179 | | - | |
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180 | | - | Alders Guillen Morgan |
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181 | | - | |
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182 | | - | |
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183 | | - | |
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184 | | - | Allen Harless Muñoz |
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185 | | - | |
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186 | | - | |
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187 | | - | |
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188 | | - | Anchía Harris Noble |
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189 | | - | |
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190 | | - | |
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191 | | - | |
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192 | | - | Ashby Harris Davila Olcott |
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193 | | - | |
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194 | | - | |
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195 | | - | |
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196 | | - | Barry Harrison Oliverson |
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197 | | - | |
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199 | | - | |
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200 | | - | Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz |
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201 | | - | |
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202 | | - | |
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203 | | - | |
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204 | | - | Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr |
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207 | | - | |
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208 | | - | Bernal Hernandez Patterson |
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209 | | - | |
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210 | | - | |
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211 | | - | |
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212 | | - | Bhojani Hickland Paul |
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213 | | - | |
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214 | | - | |
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215 | | - | |
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216 | | - | Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso |
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219 | | - | |
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220 | | - | Bowers Holt Perez of Harris |
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223 | | - | |
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224 | | - | Bryant Hopper Phelan |
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227 | | - | |
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228 | | - | Buckley Howard Pierson |
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231 | | - | |
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232 | | - | Bucy Hull Plesa |
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233 | | - | |
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235 | | - | |
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236 | | - | Bumgarner Hunter Raymond |
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238 | | - | |
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239 | | - | |
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240 | | - | Button Isaac Reynolds |
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241 | | - | |
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243 | | - | |
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244 | | - | Cain Johnson Richardson |
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245 | | - | |
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246 | | - | |
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247 | | - | |
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248 | | - | Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos |
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249 | | - | |
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250 | | - | |
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251 | | - | |
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252 | | - | Canales Jones of Harris Romero |
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253 | | - | |
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254 | | - | |
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255 | | - | |
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256 | | - | Capriglione Kerwin Rose |
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257 | | - | |
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258 | | - | |
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259 | | - | |
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260 | | - | Cole King Rosenthal |
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261 | | - | |
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262 | | - | |
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263 | | - | |
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264 | | - | Collier Kitzman Schatzline |
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265 | | - | |
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266 | | - | |
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267 | | - | |
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268 | | - | Cook LaHood Schofield |
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269 | | - | |
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270 | | - | |
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271 | | - | |
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272 | | - | Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft |
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273 | | - | |
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274 | | - | |
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275 | | - | |
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276 | | - | Craddick Lambert Shaheen |
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277 | | - | |
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278 | | - | |
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279 | | - | |
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280 | | - | Cunningham Landgraf Shofner |
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281 | | - | |
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282 | | - | |
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283 | | - | |
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284 | | - | Curry Leach Simmons |
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285 | | - | |
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286 | | - | |
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287 | | - | |
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288 | | - | Darby Leo Wilson Slawson |
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289 | | - | |
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290 | | - | |
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291 | | - | |
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292 | | - | A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee |
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293 | | - | |
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294 | | - | |
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295 | | - | |
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296 | | - | Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller |
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297 | | - | |
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298 | | - | |
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299 | | - | |
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300 | | - | Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson |
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301 | | - | |
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302 | | - | |
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303 | | - | |
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304 | | - | DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico |
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305 | | - | |
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306 | | - | |
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307 | | - | |
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308 | | - | Dorazio Louderback Tepper |
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309 | | - | |
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310 | | - | |
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311 | | - | |
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312 | | - | Dutton Lowe Thompson |
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313 | | - | |
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314 | | - | |
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315 | | - | |
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316 | | - | Dyson Lozano Tinderholt |
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317 | | - | |
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318 | | - | |
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319 | | - | |
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320 | | - | Fairly Lujan Toth |
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321 | | - | |
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322 | | - | |
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323 | | - | |
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324 | | - | Flores Luther Troxclair |
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325 | | - | |
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326 | | - | |
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327 | | - | |
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328 | | - | Frank Manuel Turner |
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329 | | - | |
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330 | | - | |
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331 | | - | |
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332 | | - | Gámez Martinez VanDeaver |
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333 | | - | |
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334 | | - | |
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335 | | - | |
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336 | | - | Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut |
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337 | | - | |
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338 | | - | |
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339 | | - | |
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340 | | - | Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos |
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341 | | - | |
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342 | | - | |
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343 | | - | |
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344 | | - | Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell |
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345 | | - | |
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346 | | - | |
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347 | | - | |
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348 | | - | Gates Metcalf Vo |
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350 | | - | |
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351 | | - | |
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352 | | - | Gerdes Meyer Walle |
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354 | | - | |
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355 | | - | |
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356 | | - | Geren Meza Ward Johnson |
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357 | | - | |
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358 | | - | |
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359 | | - | |
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360 | | - | Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton |
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361 | | - | |
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362 | | - | |
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363 | | - | |
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364 | | - | González of Dallas Moody Wilson |
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365 | | - | |
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366 | | - | |
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367 | | - | |
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368 | | - | González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu |
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369 | | - | |
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370 | | - | |
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371 | | - | |
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372 | | - | Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener |
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