TITLE: Commending county officials and employees on the occasion of County Government Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Commending county officials and employees on the occasion of County Government Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is joining with the Texas Association of Counties in recognizing April 15, 2015, as County Government Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The event is part of the April 2015 observance of National County Government Week sponsored by the National Association of Counties to provide citizens with an opportunity to learn more about county governments; and WHEREAS, The oldest form of local government in the United States, county government addresses many crucial issues; major responsibilities include building and maintaining roads, recreational facilities, and county airports, constructing and operating jails, operating the judicial system, maintaining public records, collecting property taxes, issuing vehicle registration and transfers, and registering voters; additionally, counties conduct elections and provide law enforcement and health and social services; and WHEREAS, There are 254 counties in Texas, and the dedicated individuals who serve our counties not only work diligently to meet the needs of residents without placing an undue burden on taxpayers but also commit themselves to finding solutions to problems that will benefit the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, County officials and their representative organization, the Texas Association of Counties, truly merit special commendation for their countless contributions in behalf of all Texans; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby honor the state's county officials and employees for their service and welcome members of the Texas Association of Counties to the State Capitol on the occasion of County Government Day. Coleman Straus Gonz lez Paddie Allen Guerra Parker Alonzo Guillen Paul Alvarado Gutierrez Pe a Anchia Harless Phelan Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett Ashby Howard Price Aycock Huberty Raney Bell Hughes Raymond Bernal Hunter Reynolds Blanco Isaac Riddle Bohac Israel Rinaldi Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr. Burns Keough Rose Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford Button King of Parker Schaefer Canales King of Taylor Schofield Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert Clardy Klick Shaheen Coleman Koop Sheets Collier Krause Sheffield Cook Kuempel Simmons Craddick Landgraf Simpson Crownover Larson Smith Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee Dale Leach Spitzer Darby Longoria Springer Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland Deshotel M rquez Thompson of Brazoria Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant Farias Miles VanDeaver Farney Miller of Comal Villalba Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo Fletcher Moody Walle Flynn Morrison White of Bell Frank Mu oz, Jr. White of Tyler Frullo Murphy Workman Galindo Murr Wray Geren Naishtat Wu Giddings Nev rez Zedler Goldman Oliveira Zerwas Gonzales Otto Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1753 was adopted by the House on April 15, 2015, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House