you have to convert the field to a datatype that is allowed to be grouped, like a varchar()
SELECT ID, COUNT(Txt1) AS Txt1, Txt2, CONVERT(varchar(2000),Memo1)
FROM myTable
GROUP BY ID, Txt2, CONVERT(varchar(2000),Memo1)
HAVING (ID = 999)
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