Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 20
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79th LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION
"I, Melissa Meisgeier Noriega, as a duly selected temporary acting
representative, do solemnly swear (or affirm), that I will faithfully execute the
duties of the office of State Representative, District 145, of the State of Texas,
and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect, and defend the constitution
and laws of the United States and of this state. So help me God."
HR 15 - ADOPTED
(by McCall)
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 15, In memory of Evelyn Eastham Pitts of Waxahachie.
HR 15 was read and was unanimously adopted by a rising vote.
On motion of the speaker, the names of all the members of the house were
added to HR 15 as signers thereof.
ADDRESS BY GOVERNOR
Speaker Craddick introduced the Honorable Rick Perry, governor of the
State of Texas, and his wife Anita. Governor Perry addressed the house briefly.
COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY SENATE APPOINTED
The speaker announced the appointment of the following committee to
notify the senate that the house is organized and ready to transact business:
Representatives Casteel, chair; Zedler, Gonzales, Reyna, and Blake.
COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY GOVERNOR APPOINTED
The speaker announced the appointment of the following committee to
notify the governor that the house is organized and ready to transact business:
Representatives Eissler, chair; Flynn; Otto, Luna, and A. Allen.
The speaker recognized Dennis McDaniel who sang "Texas Our Texas."
INTERPRETER FOR THE DEAF
The speaker presented Sandra Rouse who provided the interpretation of the
proceedings of the house.
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The speaker presented Dr. Erica Williams Swegler of Keller, president of the
Texas Academy of Family Physicians, as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Swegler and thanked her for her participation in
the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family
Physicians.
ADJOURNMENT
Representative P. Moreno moved that the house adjourn until 10 a.m.
tomorrow in memory of David McCall, Jr., Timoteo Garza, Jr., Liana Belicia
Garza, Mary Callegari Clelend, Evelyn Pitts, Alma Zilla Edmondson, Paige
Eiland, Michael A. Nutt, Ramon Moreno, Lt. Col. Robert L. Brown, Jr., Tommy
S. Dawson, Elizabeth Driver, Cayce Hardcastle, James A. Holly, Alma Octavia20
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1, legislative document, 2005; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth97462/m1/24/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.