Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Ninth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 31
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legislative branch and any other operation thereof is strictly prohibited unless
previously authorized in writing by the Committee on House Administration or
an officer of the house designated in writing by the speaker;
(3) determine the number of copies of the daily House Journal to be
printed and have jurisdiction over the mailing and distribution of the daily
journal; and
(4) determine the number of copies of the House Journal that will be
furnished to each member for distribution by the member.
(b) The employee in charge of the printing facilities must keep at least one
copy of all items printed or duplicated and a copy of the work order authorizing
such printing.
(c) Copies of bills, resolutions, and attachments thereto shall be made
available free of charge to members of the house who call at the bill distribution
office and request them, and the cost of these copies shall be paid from funds
appropriated for that purpose by the legislature. If the Committee on House
Administration finds gross abuse of this privilege, it may establish a policy
regarding such distribution.
SECTION 3.08. HONORARY CERTIFICATES. The Committee on
House Administration shall provide for the use of members appropriate
certificates to commend, congratulate, and memorialize. Such certificates shall be
printed with a signature line for the name of the presenting member and adequate
space for insertion of the name of the individual or organization to be honored.
SECTION 3.09. COMPOSITE PHOTOGRAPH. (a) The Committee on
House Administration shall select a suitable photographer to take individual
photographs of each member. The photographer shall prepare a composite
photograph of the members of the house composed of the individual photographs
of each member arranged on a panel, of the same size as used in previous
sessions, in such manner as to approximate the location of each member's desk
on the house floor. The member's name and the county of residence shall be
printed under the member's photograph, and the composite shall be framed and
hung in the hall of the house during the regular session.
(b) The photographs for the composite panel shall be provided without cost
to the members, and the expense of the composite panel shall be paid from the
expense fund of the house.
(c) The Committee on House Administration shall establish, with
concurrence of the photographer, a price to charge members for any prints of
photographs they wish to purchase.
SECTION 3.10. POLICIES REGARDING TEMPORARY ACTING
MEMBERS. If a person is serving as a temporary acting member of the house
under Section 72, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, in the place of a house
member on active military duty, the Committee on House Administration, with
the approval of the speaker and in consultation with the temporary acting member
and, if available, the member on military duty, may adopt policies regarding a
temporary acting member that the committee considers necessary for the efficient
administration and performance of the duties of the house consistent with this
resolution, the rules of the house, and the Texas Constitution.Wednesday, January 12, 2005 HOUSE JOURNAL
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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/m1/35/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.