R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Students attending school in Texas profit
1-2 significantly when taught to live together in peace and harmony;
1-3 seeking nonviolent solutions to conflicts and disagreements is a
1-4 vital focus of our educational institutions, one with far-reaching
1-5 beneficial consequences that extend to both interpersonal
1-6 relationships and the future of domestic and foreign affairs; and
1-7 WHEREAS, Texas school officials are constantly pursuing new
1-8 and effective ways to teach students peaceful behavior, and
1-9 teachers have consistently characterized such behavior to their
1-10 students as strength of character and not lack of courage; and
1-11 WHEREAS, To this end, leaders with the Port Arthur
1-12 Independent School District (ISD) and the city of Port Arthur have
1-13 developed Peace Week to both call attention to the patterns of
1-14 community violence that have spread into our schools and to
1-15 encourage a united effort among students, teachers, parents, and
1-16 the community to reach peaceful solutions to dissensions,
1-17 disagreements, and misunderstandings; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Peace Week was first celebrated in Port Arthur in
1-19 February 1996 and was warmly received by participants throughout
1-20 the community; the activities of that inaugural observance included
1-21 a community-wide rally at Memorial Stadium, meetings with student
1-22 groups, an art and essay contest, proclamations by the mayor and
1-23 school board, a parade, individual school activities, and a daily
1-24 recitation of the peace pledge; and
2-1 WHEREAS, Given the success of Peace Week in the Port Arthur
2-2 ISD, it is indeed appropriate that a special week be set aside to
2-3 encourage all Texans to preserve peace in their schools and their
2-4 communities; now, therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby recognize February 3 through 7, 1997, as Peace
2-7 Week in Texas Schools and encourage all students, teachers,
2-8 administrators, and other staff members at schools across the Lone
2-9 Star State to participate in this worthy event.
Price
Laney Gutierrez Ogden
Alexander Haggerty Oliveira
Allen Hamric Olivo
Alvarado Hartnett Palmer
Averitt Hawley Patterson
Bailey Heflin Pickett
Berlanga Hernandez Pitts
Bonnen Hightower Place
Bosse Hilbert Price
Brimer Hilderbran Puente
Burnam Hill Rabuck
Carter Hinojosa Ramsay
Chavez Hirschi Rangel
Chisum Hochberg Raymond
Christian Hodge Reyna of Bexar
Clark Holzheauser Reyna of Dallas
Coleman Horn Rhodes
Cook Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hunter Sadler
Counts Hupp Seaman
Crabb Isett Serna
Craddick Jackson Shields
Cuellar Janek Siebert
Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith
Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee
Davila Junell Solis
Davis Kamel Solomons
Delisi Keel Staples
Denny Keffer Stiles
Driver King Swinford
Dukes Krusee Talton
Dunnam Kubiak Telford
Dutton Kuempel Thompson
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres
Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman
Elkins Luna Turner of Harris
Farrar McCall Uher
Finnell McClendon Van de Putte
Flores McReynolds Walker
Gallego Madden West
Galloway Marchant Williams
Garcia Maxey Williamson
Giddings Merritt Wilson
Glaze Moffat Wise
Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth
Goolsby Mowery Wolens
Gray Naishtat Woolley
Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough
Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 66 was adopted by the House on
January 30, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House