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G O V E R N O R GR EG A B B O T T J an u a ry 2 0 2 0 16 M r P o rt er W ils o n E x ec u ti ve Di r ec t or E m p lo y ee s R e t ire m en t S ys tem of Te x as P .O . B ox 1 3 2 0 7 A u st in  T ex a s 78 7 1 1 3 20 7 M r D a vi d G a via Ex e c ut iv e D ir e ct o r T exa s M u ni ci p al Re tire men t Sy s te m P. O . B ox 1 4 9 1 5 3 A u s tin  T e x as 7 8 71 4  9 1 53 M s  M ic h el le Jo rd a n E cu ti ve D i rec t or T e xa s E me r ge n cy S e rv ic e s R eti rem ent S ys t em P  O  B o x 1 2 5 77 A us t in  Te xas 7 87 1 1  2 5 77 D e a r D i re c to rs Wi lson  G uth rie  Ga v ia  B is h op a n d J ord an: M r  B r ia n G u t hri e E x ec u ti ve D irec tor T ea c he r R etir eme nt S y st em o f T exa s 1 00 0 R ed Ri v er S tr ee t Au sti n  Te x as 7 8 7 01  2 6 9 8 M s  A m y B is h op D ir e cto r Tex as C ou n ty an d D is t ric t R et ir em en t Sy s tem P  O B o x 2 03 4 A u s tin  T e x as 7 8 7 68  20 3 4  w rite to p r ov i de di r ion a bo u t y ou r a ge n cy s a pp l ica t ion of t he T ex a s P roh ibit ion o n In ves tm e nt in Ir an A ct i n lig ht o f Pr esid en t O ba m a s a nn o un cem en t l a te la s t w ee k th at he is li f tin g s an c tio n s a g ai n st Ir a n P ut sim pl y  it w ill c on t in u e t o b e the i cy of th e S t at e of T e xa s t o pro hibi t inve stm en t of ta x pa y er d o ll a rs in I ra n  T he se sa n ct io n s hav ea n d w ill co n tin ue t o en s ur e t h at Te x as d oes it s p a rt to p re v en t t ax p ay e r d o ll ar s f ro m ai d in g a nd a b et ti ng a c ou n try th a t i s o pe n ly h os ti le to the U n ite d Sta tes an d it s al l ies abr oad . A s y ou k n ow  t he P roh ibit ion o n Ira n In v e st m en t A c t p bi ts y o ur ag en c y fro m in ve s ti ng i n c o m p an i es th a t co n d uc t bu s in e ss wi th or s upp ly m i lit ar y eq u ip m en t to I r an  Th e se m e as u re s h av e pl ay e d a n i m p o rta n t ro le i n en sur i ng t hat Ir a n a s tat e s po n so r of t e rro r is m  d oes n ot dir e ct l y or in d ire ctl y b e ne f it f ro m T ex a s tax pay er d oll ars. A lth ou g h c ur re n t T e x as la w sta tes t h at Te x as s a nc ti on s e x pir e if t h e U .S. rev o ke s it s sa n ct io ns a ga in s t  ra n  th e pre s id e nt’ s re cen t ac ti on s to li f t so m e s an c tio ns ag a in s t Ir a n do n o t trig ger t h is pr o vi s io n . W hile POST OFFICE  o x 12 42 8 AUSTIN, TEXAS  8  5 12  46 3  2 VOICE DIAL 7  1  1 fo  RELAY SERVICES

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