Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas, Volume 1 Page: 15
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Speaker Laney has also allowed us to benefit from his gracious and kind
wife, Nelda, who contributes her own distinction to this house. She has ever-
present grace and a heart as big as Texas. Her contributions will endure
throughout the years. Thank you, Nelda.
I know I've only scratched the surface of what the Laneys have
accomplished, but all of these things-large and small-are the result of a
man who walks and acts with integrity.
But members, I support Pete Laney not only because of what he has
done. I am for him because of what he will help us accomplish for our state
in the coming session.
It's said that the only thing worse than a tax bill is a budget surplus.
As we work with our surplus this session, we need a wise and strong leader
to guide us through what will be a formidable challenge with competing
priorities.
We also have other issues that we must face with equal strength: a
possible revision of our constitution; proposals to deregulate the electric
industry; health insurance issues; and other major legislation that will weave
the fabric of a better Texas. It is for these issues that we know-as well as
those that we don't know-that we need the experience of Pete Laney.
Finally, as we begin this 76th session, we all know that house bills and
senate bills will go through many changes, and the dynamics of the ever-
evolving legislative process will keep us busy. But as a member of this
house, I want to rest assured that through all of this change, we will still
have a reliable, solid constant in our speaker, Pete Laney. I want to know
that we have his wisdom and fairness guiding us through this process.
Members, it is for these reasons and because he is a good friend, that I
am honored to rise and second the nomination of James E. "Pete" Laney as
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives for the 76th Legislature.
Representative Averitt moved that nominations cease and that the chief
clerk of the house of representatives be instructed to cast the vote of all
members of the house of representatives for the Honorable James E. "Pete"
Laney of Hale County for Speaker of the House of Representatives of the
Seventy-Sixth Legislature, and that the Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney of
Hale County be unanimously elected speaker by acclamation, with any
member being permitted to cast a "Present" or "Nay" vote by providing such
information to the journal clerk.
The motion prevailed without objection.
The secretary of state directed the chief clerk to cast the ballots of all
members for the Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney for Speaker of the House
of Representatives of the Seventy-Sixth Legislature of the State of Texas.
On the motion to elect the Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney of Hale
County for Speaker of the House of Representative of the Seventy-Sixth
Legislature of the State of Texas, the chief clerk cast the ballots of the
members as follows:
Yeas - Alexander; Allen; Alvarado; Averitt; Bailey; Berman; Bonnen;
Bosse; Brimer; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Capelo; Carter; Chavez;Tuesday, January 12, 1999
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