Signed by the Governor
SENATE JOURNAL EIGHTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE Ð REGULAR SESSION AUSTIN, TEXAS PROCEEDINGS FIFTIETH DAY (Monday, May 31, 2021) The Senate met at 11:00 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll was called and the following Senators were present:iiAlvarado, Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Buckingham, Campbell, Creighton, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Hall, Hancock, Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, Johnson, Kolkhorst, Lucio, MeneÂndez, Miles, Nelson, Nichols, Paxton, Perry, Powell, Schwertner, Seliger, Springer, Taylor, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini. The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present. Pastor Ed Newton, Community Bible Church, San Antonio, offered the invocation as follows: We thank You, God, for mercy and grace that is new every morning, for great is Your faithfulness. We thank You, God, for the freedom that has afforded our democracy by the men and women of our armed forces who willing and graciously and currently defend our borders. And on this Memorial Day, we solemnly remember those who have laid down their lives paying the highest price for our liberties because a strong, convictional belief of honor, duty, country. We come before You today claiming Your promise that if we seek You first, desire Your wisdom, that You will bestow it freely and abundantly. And based upon this promise, I ask that You would pour out Your blessing of guidance, wisdom, instruction, and unity over our Texas Senate. I pray that You would use our Senators as bridge builders, healing agents, thought leaders, and world changers to bring about a better today and better tomorrow. I ask, heavenly Father, that You would give courage, strength, fortitude, resilience, steadfastness, endurance, grit, tenacity to my brothers and sisters as they seek to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with You, their God.
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