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PROCLAMATION
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TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME:
Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Rick Perry, Governor of
Texas, do hereby disapprove of and veto House Bill No. 424 as passed by tl.e 'Seventy-
Eighth Texas Legislature, Regular Session, because of the following objections:
As originally filed, House Bill No. 424 would have appropriately provided
local public housing authority boards with more flexibility and would have
made state standards for tenant representation conform with current
federal standards.
An amendment added to House Bill No. 424 would have imposed a
restriction on a housing board's ability to hire legal counsel. This overly
broad and unnecessary restriction could lead to the boards receiving less
effective, and more costly, legal representation.
Since the Legislature by its adjournment has prevented the return of this bill, I am filing
these objections in the office of the Secretary of State and giving notice thereo.M by this
public proclamation according to the aforementioned constitutional provision. l&
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have
signed my name officially and caused
r . , the Seal of the State to be affixed hwreto
at Austin, this 20th day of June, 2 003.
RICK PERRY
Governor of Texas
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY Or ~ATE
ATTESTED B3oY: JL .. t, 3LOCK
1GWYN SHE
Secretary of State