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89(R) HR 1536 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.R. No. 1536
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Legislative Reference
Library has provided invaluable assistance to Texas lawmakers; and
WHEREAS, Signaling to the world that the Texas Legislature
early on understood the need for expert assistance from
professional library staff and the value of a specialized reference
library, leaders of this state reserved a special place at the core
of the 1888 Capitol to house this vital resource for current and
future generations; the Legislative Reference Library was
established on the second floor in the north wing to assist members
of the Legislature and their staffs, and its resources are also
available to the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker, and their
staffs, to the staff of the governor's office, to legislative
officers, agencies, and committees, to state agencies and
commissions, to librarians and legislators from other states, to
members of the press, and to Texas citizens; and
WHEREAS, The tools may change through the decades, but the
need for information endures, and the library's electronic data
systems currently expedite the delivery of knowledge to the
legislative community and the people of Texas in both direct and
indirect ways; the creation, compilation, and utilization of
information in a reliable and timely fashion are provided today in a
manner unimaginable by the Legislature in 1888, yet the importance
of the library's continued proximity to the seat of Texas
government was reaffirmed during the restoration of the Capitol in
the 1990s, thus underscoring the intrinsic value of this treasured
institution; and
WHEREAS, The effectiveness of the library would not be
possible without the talented people who staff it; these
individuals provide in-depth analyses of legislation from all 50
states, respond to historical legislative queries, and create ad
hoc legislative statistical reports for staff in the Speaker's and
Lieutenant Governor's offices; during legislative sessions, the
library plays an integral part in the legislative process; staff
develop electronic records in the Texas Legislative Tracking System
for each bill or resolution filed and furnish real-time information
to the legislative community, to executive agencies, and to
citizens of this state through such proprietary applications as
TLIS and TLO; and
WHEREAS, Stationed on the floor of the House and Senate
chambers, library staff record critical legislative actions as they
occur, and they work closely with the Senate and House
parliamentarians, the Senate and House journal clerks, the chief
clerk of the House, the secretary of the Senate, and their staffs to
ensure that these records are accurate and complete; library staff
members are also responsible for assigning and entering subject
terms and companion relationships to facilitate legislative
research, and they review enrolled legislation for the effective
dates of each measure; in addition, the library operates a
toll-free bill status hotline for the public; and
WHEREAS, As the statutory custodian of legislative records,
the library maintains the most comprehensive physical repository of
information relating to the Texas Legislature, including original
legislative bill files, historical and current publications of
legislative committees, state agencies, and institutions of higher
education, and legislative legal resources, journals, law reviews,
and periodicals; a circulating collection of materials is also made
available to the legislative community; and
WHEREAS, The library has undertaken an ambitious and ongoing
project to digitize historical legislative records and
information, including the House and Senate journals, to ensure
that this information is available to scholars and the public to
foster better understanding of the history of Texas and the
Legislature's role in that history; and
WHEREAS, Each business day, the library compiles select
articles from newspapers statewide for the legislative community,
and it generates weekly listings of important journal articles and
monthly listings of newsworthy additions to the library's
collection; the library provides accurate and up-to-date
legislative information electronically through a number of
databases; the Texas Appointment System contains information on
members of state councils, boards, and committees appointed by the
governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker; the Legislative
Archive System holds the only electronic version of original
legislative bill files and documentation, while the Index to
Sections Affected is the sole source of information detailing the
proposed statutory effect of bills; moreover, the library maintains
Texas Legislators: Past & Present, highlighting legislative
membership information from 1846 to today, as well as a legislative
reports database covering that same period, and it archives
gubernatorial executive orders, messages, and proclamations; and
WHEREAS, Guided skillfully by director Mary Camp, the LRL
staff includes assistant director Catherine Wusterhausen,
librarians Tricia Bailey, Ali Dzienkowski, Colton Chambers, Ia
Wood, Karen McBurney, Linna Dean, and Melanie Harshman, archivists
Kaelyn Morice, Megan North, and Marissa Talamantes, legislative
assistants Donald Brower, Michelle Martinez, Kelvin Mote, Kali
Palmer, Julia Walden, and Jay Young, library assistants Megan
Hodson, Bailey Williams, Josh Sklar, and Fernanda Zamora, and
clipping service staff David Wood, Christopher Taylor, and Vincent
Cowan; and
WHEREAS, These hardworking and dedicated professionals
demonstrate an unyielding commitment to excellence as they carry on
the long and storied tradition of their agency, and they may take
justifiable pride in the important services they provide to the
Legislature and to the citizens of the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the Legislative Reference Library and
extend to the staff members sincere appreciation for their
outstanding contributions; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the library 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. 1536 was adopted by the House on June 2,
2025, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House