Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013-05-17 Page: 1,917
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SENATE JOURNAL
EIGHTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
AUSTIN, TEXAS
PROCEEDINGS
SIXTY-FIRST DAY
(Friday, May 17, 2013)
The Senate met at 10:07 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by
Senator Eltife.
The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Birdwell,
Campbell, Carona, Davis, Deuell, Duncan, Ellis, Eltife, Estes, Fraser, Garcia,
Hancock, Hegar, Hinojosa, Huffman, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Patrick, Paxton,
Rodriguez, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor, Uresti, Van de Putte, Watson, West, Whitmire,
Williams, Zaffirini.
The Presiding Officer announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
Pastor Mark Denison, First Baptist Church, Conroe, was introduced by Senator
Williams and offered the invocation as follows:
Our loving and generous Father, we step into Your presence today with
a sense of awe and reverence. We know that You care uniquely about the
affairs of our world, country, and state. We pray for Your divine inspiration
and leadership for those in national office. But today we especially lift up
our state government and this great body in particular. For our State
Senators, we pray for an unusual endowment of insight and wisdom as they
wrestle with difficult issues in difficult times. May they seek You in every
decision. Give to them a fresh vision and unity of purpose. Forgive us for
the mistakes of the past, and may Your light guide our steps of tomorrow.
Now, may Your richest blessings fall upon the great State of Texas, her
leaders, and her citizens. Thank You for the opportunities of this day to
lead, inspire, work together, and to follow Your will. We offer this prayer in
the name of Christ, our savior and lord. Amen.
Senator Whitmire moved that the reading of the Journal of the proceedings of the
previous day be dispensed with and the Journal be approved as printed.
The motion prevailed without objection.
PHYSICIAN OF THE DAY
Senator Zaffirini was recognized and presented Dr. Vip Mangalick of San
Marcos as the Physician of the Day.
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