2023S0439-1 05/28/23
 
  By: Schwertner S.R. No. 721
 
 
 
SENATE RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Legislative
  Reference Library has provided invaluable assistance to Texas
  lawmakers; and
         WHEREAS, Housing a specialized collection of materials
  including original legislative bill files dating back to the 63rd
  Session, historical and current publications of legislative
  committees, of state agencies, and of institutions of higher
  education, legal resources, and periodicals, the library is well
  positioned to support the varied and extensive work of
  legislators; and
         WHEREAS, The library's electronic data systems expedite
  the delivery of knowledge to the legislative community; the Texas
  Appointment System contains information on members of state
  councils, boards, and committees appointed by the governor,
  lieutenant governor, and speaker; the Legislative Archive System
  holds the only electronic version of original legislative bill
  files and documentation, while the Index to Sections Affected
  details the proposed statutory effect of bills; moreover, the
  library maintains Texas Legislators: Past & Present, a database
  highlighting legislative membership information from 1846 to
  today, as well as a legislative reports database covering that
  same period, and it archives gubernatorial executive orders,
  messages, and proclamations; and
         WHEREAS, During legislative sessions, the library plays an
  integral part in the legislative process; staff members develop
  electronic records in the Texas Legislative Tracking System for
  each bill or resolution filed, assign and enter subject terms and
  companion relationships, and review enrolled legislation for
  effective dates of each measure; moreover, library staff members
  stationed on the floor of the house and senate chambers enter
  legislative actions as they occur and furnish real-time
  information to the legislative community, executive agencies,
  and citizens of this state through such proprietary applications
  as TLIS (the Texas Legislative Information System) and TLO (Texas
  Legislature Online); and
         WHEREAS, Among the services the library offers are a bill
  status hotline for constituents, professional and confidential
  research, a daily legislative clipping service, weekly listings
  of important journal articles, and monthly listings of
  newsworthy additions to the library's collection; and
         WHEREAS, Guided skillfully by director and librarian Mary
  L. Camp, the Legislative Reference Library staff includes
  assistant director and librarian Catherine Wusterhausen and
  librarians Elizabeth Buchanan, Colton Chambers, Ali Dzienkowski,
  Melanie Harshman, Elizabeth Hinderer, Karen McBurney, Marissa
  Talamantes, and Ia Wood; the library's archivists are Tricia
  Bailey, Linna Dean, and Kaelyn Morice; library assistants and
  administrative staff are Elizabeth Bellisario, Donald Brower,
  Michelle Martinez, Kelvin Mote, Kali Palmer, Julia Walden, Jay
  Young, and Fernanda Zamora, and the library's clipping service
  staff members are Vincent Cowan, Christopher Taylor, David Wood,
  and Karen Wright; and
         WHEREAS, These hardworking professionals demonstrate a
  commitment to excellence as they perform their duties with skill
  and dedication, and they may take justifiable pride in the
  important services they provide to the legislature and to the
  citizens of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
  Legislature, hereby honor the Legislative Reference Library and
  extend to the staff members sincere appreciation for their
  outstanding contributions; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for the library as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.