By:  Ellis                                       S.R. No. 306
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas recognizes the
    1-3  month of March, 1993, as National Mental Retardation Awareness
    1-4  Month; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, People with mental retardation constitute one
    1-6  of America's largest groups having disabilities, and one of every
    1-7  10 Americans has a family member with mental retardation; and
    1-8        WHEREAS, Mental retardation cuts across the lines of race,
    1-9  education, and social and economic background; hereditary causes
   1-10  are known to account for only a fraction of the cases of
   1-11  retardation; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, The Thomas Care Center in Houston will commemorate
   1-13  National Mental Retardation Awareness Month with a luncheon; the
   1-14  Thomas Care Center is operated by Living Centers of America,
   1-15  Incorporated, the fourth largest provider of long-term health
   1-16  care in the United States; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, People in communities across Texas should be
   1-18  educated about the abilities and needs of people with mental
   1-19  retardation; mental retardation is not a disease and should
   1-20  never be confused with mental illness; now, therefore, be it
   1-21        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   1-22  73rd Legislature, hereby commend the Thomas Care Center for its
   1-23  illustrious service to the mentally retarded citizens of Texas
    2-1  and for its excellent staff of professionals who have dedicated
    2-2  their services to these clients; and, be it further
    2-3        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
    2-4  the Thomas Care Center as a token of the high regard of the
    2-5  Texas Senate.
    2-6                                 _____________________________________
    2-7                                        President of the Senate
    2-8                                      I hereby certify that the
    2-9                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-10                                 the Senate on February 24, 1993.
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   2-12                                        Secretary of the Senate
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   2-14                                         Member, Texas Senate