TITLE: Recognizing April 13, 2011, as County Government Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing April 13, 2011, as County Government Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to join with the Texas Association of Counties in recognizing April 13, 2011, as County Government Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, The month of April 2011 is being observed by the National Association of Counties as National County Government Month to raise public awareness and understanding about the roles and responsibilities of county governments; and WHEREAS, The oldest form of local government in the United States, county government addresses many critical issues, including 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; counties also provide law enforcement, conduct elections, and provide health and social services to many poor county residents; and WHEREAS, There are 254 counties in Texas, and the dedicated individuals who serve our counties as elected or appointed officials not only work diligently to meet the needs of citizens without placing an undue burden on taxpayers but also commit themselves to finding solutions to problems that will benefit all Texans; and WHEREAS, The Texas Association of Counties encourages citizens across the state to observe National County Government Month by learning more about this vital form of local government and the many ways in which it serves the public; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby commend the county officials of this state for their countless contributions to Texas and welcome members of the Texas Association of Counties to the State Capitol; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Texas Association of Counties as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Coleman Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 942 was adopted by the House on April 13, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House