Bill Text: TX SR40 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Granting permission for use of the chamber of the Texas Senate by the Texas Lyceum on January 26, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-01-18 - Reported enrolled [SR40 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR40-Introduced.html
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| By: Bettencourt | S.R. No. 40 | |
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| WHEREAS, Since 1980, the Texas Lyceum has united the efforts | ||
| of dynamic leaders committed to addressing the challenges facing | ||
| our state and nation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Nonpartisan, nonpolitical, and nonadversarial, the | ||
| Texas Lyceum is based on a concept dating back more than 2,500 | ||
| years, to the Aristotelian debates of ancient Greece; Connecticut | ||
| resident Josiah Holbrook sparked a resurgence of the lyceum in the | ||
| 1820s, and in the following decade, a lyceum was established in | ||
| Austin; this predecessor of the Texas Lyceum welcomed Sam Houston | ||
| as an honorary member, and it debated critical issues of the | ||
| American frontier, including annexation, slavery, and temperance; | ||
| and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Lyceum counts among its alumni such | ||
| notable figures as Governor Greg Abbott, former governor and U.S. | ||
| energy secretary Rick Perry, former president George W. Bush, and | ||
| Senator Ted Cruz; the organization works to develop the next | ||
| generation of leaders while enhancing understanding of | ||
| contemporary problems among today's decision-makers; serving as a | ||
| catalyst for the exchange of diverse expertise and opinions, it | ||
| hosts conferences and other programs that further productive | ||
| discussions; in addition, it conducts the nationally recognized | ||
| Texas Lyceum Poll and offers fellowships to expand opportunities | ||
| for graduate students in public administration; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2023, the Texas Lyceum is sponsoring a public | ||
| conference, A Lyceum Look at Elections, in Austin from January 26 to | ||
| 28; the Texas Senate heartily supports the worthy goals of the | ||
| organization and of this gathering; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, in | ||
| accordance with Senate rules of procedure and policies of the | ||
| Senate Administration Committee, hereby grant the Texas Lyceum | ||
| permission to use the Senate Chamber in the State Capitol on January | ||
| 26, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., for its presidential and new | ||
| class investiture, unless the Texas Senate is in session on that | ||
| date. | ||
