By: Smithee H.C.R. No. 50       HOUSE   CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, Section 21.004(a), Government Code, provides: "At a   convenient time at the commencement of each regular session of the   legislature, the chief justice of the supreme court shall deliver a   written or oral state of the judiciary message evaluating the   accessibility of the courts to the citizens of the state and the   future directions and needs of the courts of the state."; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED by the 85th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, That   the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of Texas meet   in Joint Session in the Hall of the House of Representatives for   that purpose on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at 11:00 a.m.; and, be   it further          RESOLVED, That the Honorable Nathan L. Hecht, Chief Justice   of the Supreme Court of Texas, be, and is hereby, invited to address   the Regular Session of the 85th Legislature in Joint Session at that   time.