Journal of the Senate of Texas: 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Wednesday, May 8, 2013 Page: 1,585
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SENATE JOURNAL
EIGHTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE - REGULAR SESSION
AUSTIN, TEXAS
PROCEEDINGS
FIFTY-FIFTH DAY
(Wednesday, May 8, 2013)
The Senate met at 11:34 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by
the President.
The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Birdwell,
Campbell, Carona, Davis, Deuell, Duncan, Ellis, Eltife, Estes, Fraser, Garcia,
Hancock, Hegar, Hinojosa, Huffman, Lucio, Nelson, Nichols, Patrick, Paxton,
Rodriguez, Schwertner, Seliger, Taylor, Uresti, Watson, West, Whitmire, Williams,
Zaffirini.
Absent-excused: Van de Putte.
The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present.
Pastor Gene Wilkes, Legacy Church, Plano, offered the invocation as follows:
God in heaven and ruler of Earth, I ask Your blessings and favor upon
these men and women who have been entrusted with the welfare and
wellbeing of this state. May wisdom and service motivate their actions and
humility and graciousness mark their speech. Give them the courage to
make the hard calls on behalf of those who have no voice but theirs to speak
for them, and may they see their roles as servant leaders to those who gave
them this position and the authority to make these laws. May their pride be
found only in what they have done for others rather than for what they have
done for themselves. Please take what is done here today and use it or
redeem it for Your eternal purposes. We place our hope in You, 0 Lord our
God. 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.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
On motion of Senator Whitmire, Senator Van de Putte was granted leave of
absence for today on account of a death in the family.
PHYSICIAN OF THE DAY
Senator Davis was recognized and presented Dr. Linda Siy of Fort Worth as the
Physician of the Day.
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