H.R. No. 13

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Every October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month
	mobilizes people around the country to join in efforts to end
	domestic violence in their communities; and
	WHEREAS, More than 10 million women and men are physically
	abused by an intimate partner in the United States each year;
	domestic violence encompasses a pattern of behaviors used to gain
	or maintain power and control over a victim, and in many cases,
	physical violence reinforces other forms of psychological and
	emotional abuse such as threats, intimidation, and isolation;
	severe intimate partner violence can include instances of physical
	assault, rape, and stalking that leave victims with injuries,
	post-traumatic stress disorder, and other lasting impacts; and
	WHEREAS, While young women are most frequently the victims of
	intimate partner violence, women, men, and children of every age,
	race, background, and circumstance can fall victim to abuse at the
	hands of a family member; the damage caused by domestic violence
	extends beyond direct victims to include children who are witnesses
	to violence in their own homes, and studies have shown that children
	exposed to family violence are at higher risk for mental health
	conditions like anxiety and depression, for developing substance
	abuse disorders and certain diseases in adulthood, and for becoming
	either a victim or a perpetrator of abuse themselves; and
	WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the
	"Day of Unity" first observed by the National Coalition Against
	Domestic Violence in October 1981; the goal of the observance was to
	connect advocates across the nation who were working to break the
	cycle of domestic violence and abuse, and it soon expanded into an
	entire week of activities at the local, state, and national levels;
	the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month took place in October
	1987, the same year that the first national toll-free hotline for
	victims of domestic violence was established; and
	WHEREAS, During Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
	advocates, supporters, and survivors gather together to raise
	public awareness of domestic violence, to celebrate the progress
	that has been made, and to call attention to the work that must be
	done to protect future victims of this devastating crime; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
	Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby recognize October 2022 as
	Domestic Violence Awareness Month and encourage Texans to learn
	more about how they can stand up against domestic violence in their
	communities.
	Hull
	Phelan Guillen Noble
	Allen Harless Oliverson
	Allison Harris Ordaz Perez
	Anchia Hefner Ortega
	Anderson Hernandez Paddie
	Ashby Herrero Parker
	Bailes Hinojosa Patterson
	Beckley Holland Paul
	Bell of Kaufman Howard Perez
	Bell of Montgomery Huberty Price
	Bernal Hull Ramos
	Biedermann Hunter Raney
	Bonnen Israel Raymond
	Bowers Jetton Reynolds
	Buckley Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Bucy A. Johnson of Harris Rogers
	Burns J. Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
	Burrows Kacal Rose
	Button King of Hemphill Rosenthal
	Cain King of Parker Sanford
	Campos King of Uvalde Schaefer
	Canales Klick Schofield
	Capriglione Krause Shaheen
	Cason Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
	Clardy Lambert Shine
	Cole Landgraf Slaton
	Coleman Larson Slawson
	Collier Leach Smith
	Cook Leman Smithee
	Cortez Longoria Spiller
	Craddick Lopez Stephenson
	Crockett Lozano Stucky
	Cyrier Lucio III Swanson
	Darby Martinez Talarico
	Davis Martinez Fischer Thierry
	Dean Metcalf Thompson of Brazoria
	Deshotel Meyer Thompson of Harris
	Dominguez Meza Tinderholt
	Dutton Middleton Toth
	Fierro Minjarez Turner of Dallas
	Frank Moody Turner of Tarrant
	Frullo Morales of Harris VanDeaver
	Gates Morales of Maverick Vasut
	Geren Morales Shaw Vo
	Gervin-Hawkins Morrison Walle
	Goldman Muñoz, Jr. White
	González of Dallas Murphy Wilson
	González of El Paso Murr Wu
	Goodwin Neave Zwiener
	Guerra
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 13 was adopted by the House on August
	30, 2021, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House