84R19246 JGH-D
 
  By: Sheets H.C.R. No. 104
 
 
 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, In the 21st century, residents of the Lone Star
  State of all ages, backgrounds, and political persuasions may
  directly address their elected legislators through the use of the
  social media hashtag #txlege; and
         WHEREAS, On Twitter and other online platforms, using #txlege
  enables an engaged citizen to participate in unfiltered democracy,
  sharing his or her beliefs, principles, complaints, and praise on
  all subjects related to the Texas Legislature directly and
  instantaneously with the world; and
         WHEREAS, This ongoing conversation streams endlessly through
  cyberspace, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as individuals,
  political parties, lobbyists, businesses, nonprofit organizations,
  and countless other stakeholders communicate their thoughts about
  current and proposed legislation 140 characters at a time; and
         WHEREAS, These comments can range widely, from the solemn to
  the comical, from the serious to the frivolous, and from the polite
  to the not-so-polite, and taken together, they make up a ceaseless,
  real-time, and sometimes raw but always fascinating
  stream-of-consciousness accounting of what Texans want their
  legislators to know; and
         WHEREAS, Social media is transforming political discourse in
  Texas, across the nation, and around the world, and #txlege
  represents an opportunity for every Texan to follow and participate
  in this dynamic and freewheeling debate of the issues of the day;
  now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby designate #txlege as the official hashtag of the Texas
  Legislature.