(Tuesday, March 14, 2023)

The Senate met at 11:00 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by President Pro Tempore Hancock.

The roll was called and the following Senators were present:  Alvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Flores, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.

Pastor Doug Wekenman, Red Rocks Church, Austin, offered the invocation as follows:

Wonderful God, thank You for reminding us in Romans that You are the one who has established the existing authorities. Let that give us confidence in our callings today. Remind us that Your ways are higher and Your thoughts are greater, and let that give us humility. Thank You for the men and women gathered in this space. Thank You for the grit, passion, and courage You've given them to lead. Give each and every one of them a humble confidence in the gifts You've given them and Your good intentions towards them. Thank You for allowing us to partner with You in bringing the world forward. I pray this in Your beautiful and powerful name. 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.

The President announced the signing of the following enrolled resolution in the presence of the Senate: SCR 19.

The following Messages from the Governor were read and were referred to the Committee on Nominations:

March 14, 2023

Austin, Texas

TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:

I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointment:

To be a member of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for a term to expire January 31, 2029:

Holland R. Harper

Paris, Texas

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Greg Abbott

Governor

March 14, 2023

Austin, Texas

TO THE SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:

I ask the advice, consent and confirmation of the Senate with respect to the following appointments:

To be members of the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for terms to expire January 31, 2029:

Manuel A. "Tony" Domenech, Ed.D., D.P.T.

Austin, Texas

Donivan J. Hodge

Spicewood, Texas

Omar Palomin, D.P.T.

McAllen, Texas

The individuals listed above are being reappointed.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Greg Abbott

Governor

Senator Campbell offered the following Motion In Writing:

Mr. President:

I move that the nomination of Todd Boykin to the Red River Authority of Texas Board of Directors be withdrawn from the Committee on Nominations, and I further move that the nomination be returned to the Governor pursuant to his request.

CAMPBELL

The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.

Senator Nichols was recognized and introduced to the Senate a City of Palestine delegation.

The Senate welcomed its guests.

Senator Paxton offered the following resolution:

SR 301, Recognizing Dennis Quaid for his achievements.

PAXTON

HALL

HUFFMAN

The resolution was read.

On motion of Senator Kolkhorst and by unanimous consent, the names of the Lieutenant Governor and Senators were added to the resolution as signers thereof.

On motion of Senator Paxton, the resolution was adopted without objection.

Senator Paxton, joined by Senators Hall and Bettencourt, was recognized and introduced to the Senate Dennis Quaid.

The Senate welcomed its guest.

Senator Hancock offered the following resolution:

SR 304, Recognizing March 9, 2023, as World Kidney Day.

HANCOCK

MILES

The resolution was read.

On motion of Senator Bettencourt and by unanimous consent, the names of the Lieutenant Governor and Senators were added to the resolution as signers thereof.

On motion of Senator Hancock, the resolution was adopted without objection.

Senator Hancock was recognized and introduced to the Senate members of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.

The Senate welcomed its guests.

Senator Hall offered the following resolution:

SR 299, Recognizing the 20th anniversary of the No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum as a freestanding institution.

The resolution was read and was adopted without objection.

Senator Hall was recognized and introduced to the Senate a No. 1 British Flying Training School Museum delegation including Chairman Bill Huthmaker and Executive Director Patrick Hotard.

The Senate welcomed its guests.

Senator King offered the following resolution:

SR 300, In memory of James Dois Flanagin.

KING

SPRINGER

The resolution was read.

On motion of Senator King, SR 300 was adopted by a rising vote of the Senate.

In honor of the memory of James Dois Flanagin, the text of the resolution will be printed in the Senate Journal upon adjournment of this legislative day.

Senator King was recognized and introduced to the Senate the family of James Dois Flanagin including his spouse, Judy Flanagin; son-in-law, Bill Lynch; daughter, Michelle Lynch; grandsons, Tripp Lynch and Dawson Lynch; and sister-in-law, Marnita Stinnett.

The Senate welcomed its guests and extended its sympathy.

Senator Campbell was recognized and introduced to the Senate members of the Garden Ridge Lions Club of New Braunfels.

The Senate welcomed its guests.

Senator Campbell offered the following Motion In Writing:

Mr. President:

I move that the nomination of Horacio Peña as Judge of the 476th Judicial District Court in Hidalgo County be withdrawn from the Committee on Nominations, and I further move that the nomination be returned to the Governor pursuant to his request.

CAMPBELL

The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.

Senator Campbell submitted the following report from the Committee on Nominations:

We, your Committee on Nominations, to which were referred the following appointments, have had same under consideration and report them back to the Senate with a recommendation that they be confirmed:

Judge, 162nd Judicial District Court, Dallas County:  Ashley Elizabeth Wysocki, Dallas County.

Judge, 470th Judicial District Court, Collin County:  Anna Brook Fulks, Collin County.

Judge, 474th Judicial District Court, McLennan County:  Edward Alan Bennett, McLennan County.

Judge, 475th Judicial District Court, Smith County:  Taylor B. Heaton, Smith County.

Judge, 480th Judicial District Court, Williamson County:  Scott King Field, Williamson County.

Judge, 483rd Judicial District Court, Hays County:  Tanner M. Neidhardt, Hays County.

Presiding Judge, Eighth Administrative Judicial Region:  David Lattimore Evans, Tarrant County.

Presiding Judge, Eleventh Administrative Judicial Region:  Susan Baetz Brown, Harris County.

Presiding Judge, First Administrative Judicial Region:  Raymond Glynn Wheless, Collin County.

Presiding Judge, Fourth Administrative Judicial Region:  Sidney Lee Harle, Bexar County.

Presiding Judge, Second Administrative Judicial Region:  Robert Hill Trapp, Montgomery County.

Presiding Judge, Tenth Administrative Judicial Region:  Fredrick Charles, Gregg County.

Presiding Judge, Third Administrative Judicial Region:  Dibrell Wayne Waldrip, Comal County.

Commissioner, Department of Family and Protective Services:  Stephanie Barbara Muth, Travis County.

Justice, Court of Appeals, Fifth Court of Appeals District:  Emily Ann Miskel, Collin County.

Justice, Court of Appeals, Sixth Court of Appeals District:  Daymon J. Rambin, Rusk County.

Judge, Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 2:  Justin Jay Koch, Dallas County.

Judge, Tarrant County Criminal District Court No. 3:  Douglas Arthur Allen, Tarrant County.

Director, Office of Community-Based Care Transition:  George Joseph Cannata, Tarrant County.

District Attorney, 110th Judicial District, Briscoe, Dickens, Floyd, and Motley Counties:  Emily Shantel Teegardin, Briscoe County.

District Attorney, 34th Judicial District, Culberson, Hudspeth, and El Paso Counties:  Bill D. Hicks, El Paso County.

District Attorney, 1st Judicial District, Sabine and San Augustine Counties:  Paul Allen Robbins, San Augustine County.

Commissioner, Division of Workers' Compensation, Texas Department of Insurance:  Jeffrey Gordon Nelson, Travis County.

Commissioners, Board of Pilot Commissioners for Jefferson and Orange County:  Christopher Stephen Guy, Jefferson County; Charles Edward Holder, Orange County; William Gates Jenkins, Jefferson County; Shawn Michael Sparrow, Jefferson County; Milton Bradley Taylor, Orange County.

Member, Judicial Districts Board:  Thomas Royal Phillips, Travis County.

Public Counsel, Office of Injured Employee Counsel:  Dirk Johnson, Travis County.

Counsellor, Office of Public Utility Counsel:  Courtney Kristine Hjaltman, Travis County.

Secretary of State:  Jane Nelson, Denton County.

Member, Public Safety Commission:  Lawrence Bryan Long, Dallas County.

Member, Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas:  Gregory Michael Fuller, Tarrant County.

Members, State Commission on Judicial Conduct:  Clifford Taylor Harbin, Montgomery County; Andrew Michael Kahan, Harris County; Merrick Wayne Money, Hunt County; Gary L. Steel, Guadalupe County; Tano E. Tijerina, Webb County; Carey F. Walker, Tarrant County; Kathy Partridge Ward, Collin County; Kenneth Price Wise, Harris County.

Members, Statewide Health Coordinating Council:  Carol Ann Miller Boswell, Andrews County; Kenneth Holland, Walker County; Emily Rose Hunt, Harris County; Quincy Charles Moore, Harris County; Tamara G. Rhodes, Randall County; Melinda A. Rodriguez, Bexar County; Cheletta LaShelle Watkins, Kaufman County; Yasser Fahmy Zeid, Smith County.

Commissioners, Texas Animal Health Commission:  Alecysa Hiett Broyles, Parker County; Kenneth Gene Jordan, San Saba County; Coleman Hudgins Locke, Wharton County; Benjamin Lee Turner, Kleberg County.

Members, Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors:  Albert Lee Cheng, Harris County; Karen Alison Friese, Travis County; Catherine H. Norwood, Midland County.

Members, Texas Commission on the Arts:  Keenan Kathleen Fletcher, Llano County; Diane Milliken Garza, Cameron County; Marci Lenee Roberts, Brewster County.

Members, Board of Trustees, Texas County and District Retirement System:  Charles Christopher Davis, Cherokee County; Samuel G. Farias, Bee County; Deborah M. Hunt, Williamson County.

Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance:  Cassandra Jeanette Brown, Gonzales County.

Members, Board of Directors, Texas Economic Development Corporation:  Arun Agarwal, Dallas County; Adrian Scott Cannady, Bell County; Samuel D. Deanda, Hildago County; Kathryn Marie Farmer, Tarrant County; Lawrence Frederick Francis, El Paso County; Mauricio Gutierrez, Harris County; George Hall Henderson, Angelina County; Peter John Holt, Bexar County; Eduardo Wendorf Margain, Travis County.

Members, Board of Directors, Texas Health Services Authority:  Paula Ellen Anthony-McMann, Smith County; Victoria Ai Linh Bryant, Harris County; Shannon Sowder Calhoun, Goliad County; Salil Vijay Deshpande, Harris County; Jonathan Sandstrom Hill, Travis County; Kenneth Scott James, Travis County; Jerome P. Lisk, Denton County; Leticia C. Rodriguez, Ward County; Siobhan Shahan, Lubbock County; Cynthia Ann Stinson, Hardin County; Carlos James Vital, Harris County.

Members, Texas Judicial Council:  Zina Gelman Bash, Travis County; Jennifer Vosko Caughey, Harris County.

Member, Board of Directors, Texas Mutual Insurance Company:  Kevin Mart Robnett, Tarrant County.

Members, Texas Water Development Board:   George Bailey Peyton, Travis County; L'Oreal Stepney, Travis County.

Member, Texas Workforce Commission:   Alberto Trevino, Cameron County.

Members, TexNet Technical Advisory Committee:   Philip M. Boyd, Harris County; David Leonard Cannon, Midland County; Christopher Bentley Hillman, Dallas County; Scott Christian Mitchell, Montgomery County; Jeffrey Allen Nunn, Harris County; Kris Jacob Nygaard, Harris County; Brian William Stump, Collin County; Aaron Andrew Velasco, El Paso County.

Senator Campbell gave notice that tomorrow she would submit to the Senate for consideration nominations to agencies, boards, and commissions of the state.

The Presiding Officer at 12:05 p.m. announced the conclusion of morning call.

Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 2 at this time on its third reading and final passage:

SB 2, Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

The motion prevailed by the following vote:  Yeas 19, Nays 12.

Yeas:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.

Nays:  Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote:  Yeas 19, Nays 12. (Same as previous roll call)

Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SCR 17 at this time on its second reading:

SCR 17, Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The motion prevailed by the following vote:  Yeas 26, Nays 5.

Yeas:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Zaffirini.

Nays:  Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Miles, Whitmire.

The resolution was read second time.

Senator Gutierrez offered the following amendment to the resolution:

Amend SCR 17 (senate committee report) by inserting the following between the first and second resolved clauses:

RESOLVED, That the "Keep Nine" amendment shall also include the following requirements: 1) mandatory recusal on cases involving previous clients or employers of a justice's family member; 2) 12-year term limits; 3) a prohibition on eligibility to be a Supreme Court justice if the justice or a justice's family member has ever participated in insurrection against the federal government; 4) financial disclosure of the judge's sources of wealth; and, be it further

The amendment to SCR 17 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote:  Yeas 9, Nays 22.

Yeas:  Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hinojosa, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

Nays:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.

SCR 17 was adopted by the following vote:  Yeas 26, Nays 5.

Yeas:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, King, Kolkhorst, LaMantia, Menéndez, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West, Zaffirini.

Nays:  Alvarado, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Miles, Whitmire.

Senator Hughes moved to suspend the regular order of business to take up for consideration SB 559 at this time on its second reading:

SB 559, Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

The motion prevailed by the following vote:  Yeas 22, Nays 9.

Yeas:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West.

Nays:  Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

The bill was read second time.

Senator Menéndez offered the following amendment to the bill:

Amend SB 559 (senate committee report) in SECTION 1 of the bill as follows:

(1)  In added Section 81.02401(b)(1), Government Code (page 1, line 50), immediately following the underlined semicolon, strike "or".

(2)  In added Section 81.02401(b)(2), Government Code (page 1, line 52), strike the underlined period and substitute "; or".

(3)  In added Section 81.02401(b), Government Code (page 1, between lines 52 and 53), immediately following Subdivision (2), insert the following:

The amendment to SB 559 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote:  Yeas 11, Nays 20.

Yeas:  Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Miles, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

Nays:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer.

SB 559 was passed to engrossment by the following vote:  Yeas 22, Nays 9.

Yeas:  Bettencourt, Birdwell, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Miles, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, Springer, West.

Nays:  Alvarado, Blanco, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, LaMantia, Menéndez, Whitmire, Zaffirini.

Senator Birdwell submitted a Motion In Writing requesting that SB 600 be withdrawn from the Committee on Criminal Justice and rereferred to the Committee on Border Security.

The Motion In Writing was read and prevailed without objection.

The following letter was received by the Secretary of the Senate:

THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS

Senator Joan Huffman

March 14, 2023

Ms. Patsy Spaw

1400 North Congress Avenue

State Capitol Building, Room 2E.22

Austin, Texas 78711

Ms. Spaw:

Please remove my name as a joint author from Senate Bill 1433, relating to procedures for the emergency detention of certain persons with mental illness. Thank you for your assistance and do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/s/Joan Huffman

On motion of Senator Hughes, Senators Huffman and King will be shown as Co-authors of SB 2.

On motion of Senator Creighton, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 9.

On motion of Senator Nichols, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 11.

On motion of Senator Paxton, Senator King will be shown as Co-author of SB 13.

On motion of Senator Springer, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 22.

On motion of Senator Perry, Senator Flores will be shown as Co-author of SB 28.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 74.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Alvarado will be shown as Co-author of SB 88.

On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 113.

On motion of Senator Alvarado, Senators Miles and Sparks will be shown as Co-authors of SB 224.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Alvarado will be shown as Co-author of SB 263.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Menéndez will be shown as Co-author of SB 294.

On motion of Senator Hall, Senator Menéndez will be shown as Co-author of SB 330.

On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senator Johnson will be shown as Co-author of SB 350.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 366.

On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Bettencourt will be shown as Co-author of SB 402.

On motion of Senator Paxton, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 425.

On motion of Senator Menéndez, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 453.

On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 468.

On motion of Senator Hughes, Senator Miles will be shown as Co-author of SB 495.

On motion of Senator West, Senator Schwertner will be shown as Co-author of SB 532.

On motion of Senator Huffman, Senator West will be shown as Co-author of SB 645.

On motion of Senator LaMantia, Senator Alvarado will be shown as Co-author of SB 693.

On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senator Schwertner will be shown as Co-author of SB 805.

On motion of Senator Flores, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 831.

On motion of Senator West, Senator Johnson will be shown as Co-author of SB 949.

On motion of Senator Schwertner, Senators Bettencourt, Flores, and Springer will be shown as Co-authors of SB 994.

On motion of Senator Hall, Senator Parker will be shown as Co-author of SB 1029.

On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Alvarado will be shown as Co-author of SB 1057.

On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senator Bettencourt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1381.

On motion of Senator West, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 1463.

On motion of Senator Blanco, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1685.

On motion of Senator Johnson, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1701.

On motion of Senator Gutierrez, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1736.

On motion of Senator Gutierrez, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1737.

On motion of Senator Gutierrez, Senator Eckhardt will be shown as Co-author of SB 1740.

On motion of Senator Alvarado, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 1776.

On motion of Senator Nichols, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SB 1983.

On motion of Senator LaMantia, Senator Blanco will be shown as Co-author of SB 2180.

On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senators Johnson, Menéndez, and Middleton will be shown as Co-authors of SB 2329.

On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senator Middleton will be shown as Co-author of SB 2433.

On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senator Johnson will be shown as Co-author of SB 2466.

On motion of Senator Kolkhorst, Senator Johnson will be shown as Co-author of SB 2485.

On motion of Senator Eckhardt, Senator Kolkhorst will be shown as Co-author of SCR 4.

On motion of Senator Hughes, Senator Creighton will be shown as Co-author of SCR 17.

On motion of Senator Birdwell, Senator Huffman will be shown as Co-author of SJR 81.

On motion of Senator Bettencourt, Senators Johnson, Menéndez, and Middleton will be shown as Co-authors of SJR 86.

The following resolution was adopted by the Senate:

SR 305 by Nichols, Recognizing the City of Palestine for its contributions to the state.

On motion of Senator Whitmire, the Senate at 1:22 p.m. adjourned, in memory of James Dois Flanagin, until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.

The following committee reports were received by the Secretary of the Senate in the order listed:

WATER, AGRICULTURE, AND RURAL AFFAIRS — SB 276, SB 156

FINANCE — CSSB 61

SB 2

SR 299, SR 300, SR 301, SR 304, SR 305

WHEREAS, A rich and purposeful life drew to a close with the passing of James Dois Flanagin of Weatherford on November 24, 2022, at the age of 65; and

WHEREAS, The only child of Paul and Octavia Flanagin, Jay Flanagin was born in Fort Worth on January 25, 1957; he graduated from Weatherford High School and continued his education at Weatherford College and The University of Texas at Arlington; and

WHEREAS, Through the years, Mr. Flanagin worked in the oil and gas sector and in the flooring industry, and he also built houses; ultimately, he concluded his career as a parts manager for a passenger rail company; and

WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Flanagin enjoyed the love and support of his wife, the former Judy Langford, with whom he shared a rewarding marriage spanning nearly four and a half decades; he was the proud father of a son, Bill, and he experienced the joy of welcoming two grandchildren into his treasured family; and

WHEREAS, Mr. Flanagin was a longtime member of Greenwood Baptist Church; he was ordained as a deacon in 1984, and he was actively involved with the church baptistry, the men's ministry, and the Exceptional Rodeo, an annual event that was established for youth with special needs; moreover, he led Bible studies for people of all ages, most recently teaching a fourth- and fifth-grade group with his wife; the couple also served together as Mission Service Corps volunteers from 1991 through 1993; a Gideon, Mr. Flanagin spent several years distributing Gideon New Testaments to students at local school campuses; he was known for his hospitality and compassion for others, and he loved spending his leisure time on the water pursuing his passion for fishing; and

WHEREAS, Although Jay Flanagin is deeply missed, memories of his devotion to his family and his faith remain to comfort and inspire those he leaves behind; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of James Dois Flanagin and extend heartfelt condolences to the members of his family: to his wife, Judy Langford Flanagin; to his son, Bill Lynch, and his wife, Michelle; to his grandsons, Dawson and Tripp Lynch; and to his other relatives and friends; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for his family and that when the Texas Senate adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Jay Flanagin.

KING

SPRINGER