By:  Moncrief                                    S.R. No. 143
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, It is indeed a rare honor for the Senate of the
    1-3  State of Texas to recognize the Renaissance Inner City Housing
    1-4  program that has been established in the City of Fort Worth; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, The "RICH" program is a way for many different groups
    1-6  to improve their community by renovating dilapidated houses at their
    1-7  own expense; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, The members of RICH, who are realtors, contractors,
    1-9  and businessmen, make substantial contributions to their city by
   1-10  restoring substandard housing, thereby encouraging families and
   1-11  older adults to move into neighborhoods in the inner city area; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The City of Fort Worth benefits from the RICH program
   1-13  because empty housing developments encourage crime and when these
   1-14  developments become attractive homes for families and older adults,
   1-15  the crime rate declines; and
   1-16        WHEREAS, The RICH program offers hope to people desiring to
   1-17  improve their quality of life by giving them clean, affordable
   1-18  housing; now, therefore, be it
   1-19        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-20  73rd Legislature, hereby commend the participants in the RICH
   1-21  program for their exemplary public service; and, be it further
   1-22        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   1-23  RICH program as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
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    2-2                                        President of the Senate
    2-3                                      I hereby certify that the
    2-4                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    2-5                                 the Senate on February 4, 1993.
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    2-7                                        Secretary of the Senate
    2-8                                 _____________________________________
    2-9                                         Member, Texas Senate