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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Each year, drunk driving-related vehicle crashes |
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claim the lives of more than 10,000 Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2019, over 1,300 drunk driving fatalities were |
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reported in the state of Texas, a rate higher than the national |
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average; from 2003 to 2012, more than 13,000 people lost their lives |
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on Texas roads as a result of alcohol-involved traffic accidents; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Although drunk driving continues to jeopardize the |
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safety of our roadways, recent surveys and statistics have |
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indicated several positive trends; since 1982, drunk driving |
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fatalities in the United States have decreased by 52 percent, and in |
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Texas, alcohol-impaired driving fatalities among people under the |
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age of 21 have dropped by 15 percent over the last 10 years; |
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underage drinking in Texas has also declined by a rate of 36 percent |
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since 2008, with 17 percent of individuals between the ages of 12 |
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and 20 reporting alcohol use in the past month; and |
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WHEREAS, The State of Texas has worked with groups like |
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Responsibility.org to discourage impaired driving by increasing |
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the use of DWI courts, law enforcement training, No Refusal |
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campaigns, ignition interlock devices, and other lifesaving |
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countermeasures; research has also shown that parents can help |
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prevent future underage drinking and alcohol abuse by having |
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ongoing conversations about alcohol with their children, and this |
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month, state attorneys general and the Texas Alcoholic Beverage |
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Commission are launching campaigns aimed at preventing and curbing |
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underage drinking; and |
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WHEREAS, For many years, the month of April has been |
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dedicated to raising awareness about the dangers of alcohol abuse, |
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and by joining in the observance of Alcohol Responsibility Month, |
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Texans can do their part to prevent the tragic consequences |
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associated with drunk driving and underage drinking; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 2021 as Alcohol Responsibility |
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Month and encourage all Texans to make safe and responsible |
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choices. |
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Darby |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 672 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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