Commending the staff of the Texas Legislative Council for its work during the 89th Legislative Session.

89(R) HR 1502 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 1502

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Over the course of this 140-day regular session, the

staff of the Texas Legislative Council has worked diligently to

meet the needs of the legislature; and

WHEREAS, The council is led by executive director Jeff

Archer, who draws on more than 40 years of experience with the

agency and is relied on throughout the Capitol community for his

expertise in a broad range of subject areas, and by assistant

executive director Kimberly Shields, long valued for her wisdom,

problem-solving abilities, and meticulous organizational skills;

and

WHEREAS, The leadership team, supported by the agency's

irrepressible general counsel Jon Heining, coordinates the

operation of the five TLC divisions--information systems, legal,

research, document production, and administration--each of which

specializes in specific areas of support; and

WHEREAS, Guided by division director Jennifer Sherrill, the

council's information systems division provides a range of

computer-related services to the legislative branch of state

government; in addition to equipping member offices with PCs,

iPads, printers, and software, the division maintains the network

infrastructure for the Capitol community, develops applications,

and offers comprehensive training and assistance in technical

matters, lending its expertise through a variety of channels; and

WHEREAS, Under the leadership of division director Mike

Marshall, the attorneys, legal assistants, editors, and support

staff of the legal division help to craft proposed bills and

constitutional amendments, substitutes, amendments, conference

committee reports, and miscellaneous drafts and provide legal

advice and analysis on request; the division's legal editing team

also performs a dual role by carrying out the engrossing and

enrolling duties for the House of Representatives; and

WHEREAS, The research division, led by division director

Julie Calhoun, is composed of the mapping & redistricting, policy

research & bill analysis, research editing, resolutions &

publications, and special projects sections; during the session,

division staff produce numerous bill analyses for House committees,

resolutions and certificates, and side-by-side analyses; moreover,

they support the redistricting process, provide mapping and

statistical services, and maintain Capweb, Texas Redistricting,

and other useful websites; and

WHEREAS, Contributing to the council's efforts to serve the

legislature are the members of the TLC document production staff;

division director Robert Sandoz manages sections that handle data

transcription, proofreading, printing, and document processing &

delivery; over the course of the session, the division produces and

distributes thousands of drafts, House official printings, and

other documents; and

WHEREAS, The council's diverse responsibilities are

supported by the staff of the administration division, who keep the

other divisions running smoothly through their efforts in the areas

of human resources, accounting and purchasing, and assurance

services; and

WHEREAS, Council staff bring to their duties precision,

creativity, knowledge, and technical expertise, serving the

legislature and the citizens of this state with stamina and

resilience as they meet the myriad challenges of a legislative

session; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby commend the staff of the Texas Legislative

Council for its work in behalf of the legislative branch of

government and the Lone Star State; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the

Texas House of Representatives.

Geren

Burrows

Guerra

Morales Shaw

Alders

Guillen

Morgan

Allen

Harless

Muñoz

Anchía

Harris

Noble

Ashby

Harris Davila

Olcott

Barry

Harrison

Oliverson

Bell of Kaufman

Hayes

Ordaz

Bell of Montgomery

Hefner

Orr

Bernal

Hernandez

Patterson

Bhojani

Hickland

Paul

Bonnen

Hinojosa

Perez of El Paso

Bowers

Holt

Perez of Harris

Bryant

Hopper

Phelan

Buckley

Howard

Pierson

Bucy

Hull

Plesa

Bumgarner

Hunter

Raymond

Button

Isaac

Reynolds

Cain

Johnson

Richardson

Campos

Jones of Dallas

Rodríguez Ramos

Canales

Jones of Harris

Romero

Capriglione

Kerwin

Rose

Cole

King

Rosenthal

Collier

Kitzman

Schatzline

Cook

LaHood

Schofield

Cortez

Lalani

Schoolcraft

Craddick

Lambert

Shaheen

Cunningham

Landgraf

Shofner

Curry

Leach

Simmons

Darby

Leo Wilson

Slawson

A. Davis of Dallas

Little

Smithee

Y. Davis of Dallas

Longoria

Spiller

Dean

Lopez of Bexar

Swanson

DeAyala

Lopez of Cameron

Talarico

Dorazio

Louderback

Tepper

Dutton

Lowe

Thompson

Dyson

Lozano

Tinderholt

Fairly

Lujan

Toth

Flores

Luther

Troxclair

Frank

Manuel

Turner

Gámez

Martinez

VanDeaver

Garcia of Bexar

Martinez Fischer

Vasut

Garcia of Dallas

McLaughlin

Villalobos

Garcia Hernandez

McQueeney

Virdell

Gates

Metcalf

Vo

Gerdes

Meyer

Walle

Geren

Meza

Ward Johnson

Gervin-Hawkins

Money

Wharton

González of Dallas

Moody

Wilson

González of El Paso

Morales of Harris

Wu

Goodwin

Morales of Maverick

Zwiener

______________________________

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1502 was adopted by the House on June 2,

2025, by a non-record vote.

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Chief Clerk of the House