S.C.R. No. 140 SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, There are more than 77,800 women veterans in the 1-2 State of Texas representing 4.6 percent of the total veteran 1-3 population; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The number of women serving in the United States 1-5 Armed Forces and the number of women veterans continues to 1-6 increase; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Women veterans have contributed greatly to the 1-8 security of the United States through honorable military service, 1-9 often involving great hardship and danger; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The special needs of women veterans, particularly in 1-11 the area of health care, have often been overlooked or inadequately 1-12 addressed by the federal government; and 1-13 WHEREAS, The lack of attention to the special needs of women 1-14 veterans has discouraged or prevented many women veterans from 1-15 taking full advantage of the benefits and services to which they 1-16 are entitled; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Designating a week to recognize women veterans will 1-18 help both to promote important gains made by women veterans and to 1-19 focus attention on the special needs of women veterans; now, 1-20 therefore, be it 1-21 RESOLVED by the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas, That 1-22 the week beginning November 5, 1995, be and is hereby designated as 1-23 "Texas Women Veterans Recognition Week," and that the Governor be 2-1 requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of Texas 2-2 to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.