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Texas House pauses for Speaker’s Reunion Day, adjourns until 10 a.m.
Summary
The Texas House of Representatives held a Speaker’s Reunion Day to honor former members and adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow after the clerk reported a quorum was not present. The program featured remarks by numerous former representatives and a moment of silence for colleagues who have died since the last reunion.
The Texas House of Representatives paused legislative business to hold its Speaker’s Reunion Day and adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow after the clerk reported that a quorum was not present.
The ceremony, held on the chamber floor, opened with an invocation by Pastor Scott Wall of Capitol Commission of Austin and proceeded to introductions by dozens of former House members. The program included a moment of silence for former members who have died since the last speakers reunion and a lineup of former speakers and long-serving representatives who offered brief remarks of encouragement and remembrance.
Clerk and chamber officials conducted roll call and verification, after which the…
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