TITLE: Commending the Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for its work during the 85th Legislative Session.

SUMMARY: Commending the Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for its work during the 85th Legislative Session.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms has played an essential role in the activities of the Texas House of Representatives during the Regular Session of the 85th Legislature; and WHEREAS, House sergeant-at-arms David Sauceda is responsible for maintaining order in the house chamber and meeting rooms, securing the attendance of members, and assisting all house officers in carrying out their administrative duties; assistant sergeant-at-arms Robert Barrios oversees the daily activities of the sergeant messengers, who contribute to the efficiency of the legislative process in innumerable ways; and WHEREAS, The tasks of the sergeant's office could not be performed without the support of office supervisors, who include Christopher Currens, Jacob Del Bosque, Alana Hays, Kimberly Nemecek, and Kyle Paylor; and WHEREAS, Safeguarding the vehicles of legislators and guaranteeing the availability of their parking spaces are other functions of the office, and Jerry Amaya, Joseph Collins, Walter Kyles, Juan Marinez, Billy Moore, Richard Robinson, Rudell Roe, and Joe Saucedo are the house parking attendants; and WHEREAS, The staff also includes sergeant messengers Stanley Adams, Brendan Anders, Luke Barton, Bradley Bizzell, Robert Cone, Alexis Cox, Yaroslav Duncan, Aime Espinoza Contreras, Alisa Fayne, Sarah Flautt, Virginia Flores, Karla Howard, Alexandria Jonas, Reagan Massengale, Jacqueline Morales, Nicholas Morris, Chancellor Nettles, Joseph Nixon, Andrew Phinney, Jared Rankin, Nathan Ruddy, Emilie Salort, Ashton Sauseda, Mesia Sharp, John Sparks, Benjamin Steffy, Thomas Sullivan, Michelle Tran, Carson Van Winkle, Holden Wenger, Zoe Wilcocks, Caleb Wood, Matthew Wright, and Waamene Yowika; and WHEREAS, These dedicated employees help to ensure the success of the day-to-day operations of the Texas House of Representatives, and the members of this chamber are pleased to express their gratitude for a job well done; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby commend David Sauceda and the staff of the Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for their exceptional work this session and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the office as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Schubert Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2391 was adopted by the House on May 28, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House