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SENATE JOURNAL EIGHTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE Ð REGULAR SESSION AUSTIN, TEXAS PROCEEDINGS THIRD DAY (Tuesday, February 9, 2021) The Senate met at 3:00 p.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, Schwertner, Seliger, Springer, Taylor, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini. Absent-excused:iiPowell. The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present. Senator West offered the invocation as follows: Heavenly Father, let us sit still for one moment. Let our minds empty, our telephones silent, think only of You. Father, we ask Your blessings for the President, the Vice President, the Governor of our state, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker, the Members of both bodies, persons that work in order to make government work. Father, make sure that we understand and appreciate that we are here to do Thy will. And before we act, I ask that You ask us to walk in the other Member s' shoe, the other person s' shoe, look at what the implications are of what we do. Yes, Father, I understand and appreciate that we have a divided world, a divided country. One person, if I can use person, that can bring us back together is the heavenly Father. We ask that You bless each and every one of us. Let s' be mindful of doing Thy will. Your darling son, Jesus '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.
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