R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The relationship between crime and drugs continues
1-2 to grow stronger each year, and some reports estimate that as much
1-3 as 80 percent of all criminal activity is drug-related; and
1-4 WHEREAS, The Turn Around Texas program was designed with the
1-5 idea of making the Lone Star State inhospitable for drug dealers;
1-6 the members of this group have taken a confrontational approach
1-7 with known drug dealers, and though they have suffered insults and
1-8 injury, these brave individuals have not backed down in their quest
1-9 to rid Texas of illegal drug traffickers; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Modeled on the successful Turn Around America
1-11 program, Texas' version was developed by Governor George W. Bush in
1-12 conjunction with Attorney General Dan Morales; its success has
1-13 increased the awareness of substance abuse and has encouraged
1-14 greater participation in finding an effective solution for our drug
1-15 problem; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Cities currently involved in this dynamic concept
1-17 include Kilgore, Corsicana, Taylor, Waxahachie, Greenville,
1-18 Terrell, Plainview, Odessa, Alice, Texas City, La Marque,
1-19 Palestine, Marshall, Longview, Elgin, and Rockdale; the support of
1-20 these cities and their law enforcement officials has helped make
1-21 Turn Around Texas a major success; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Drugs pose a significant threat to people of all
1-23 ages, races, and economic backgrounds, and this lack of
1-24 discrimination has served to bring the people of Texas together in
2-1 the fight against this common enemy; by making a commitment to
2-2 purge our state of drugs, we are taking great strides toward the
2-3 eventual elimination of one of our most pressing social problems;
2-4 now, therefore, be it
2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-6 Legislature hereby commend the members of the Turn Around Texas
2-7 program for their outstanding efforts and urge supporting
2-8 communities and businesses to make every Friday "Up With Hope and
2-9 Down With Dope" Day; and, be it further
2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-11 prepared for the members of Turn Around Texas as an expression of
2-12 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Merritt
Laney Gutierrez Oliveira
Alexander Haggerty Olivo
Allen Hamric Palmer
Alvarado Hartnett Patterson
Averitt Hawley Pickett
Bailey Heflin Pitts
Berlanga Hernandez Place
Bonnen Hightower Price
Bosse Hilbert Puente
Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck
Burnam Hill Ramsay
Carter Hinojosa Rangel
Chavez Hirschi Raymond
Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar
Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas
Clark Holzheauser Rhodes
Coleman Horn Rodriguez
Cook Howard Roman
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. 187 was adopted by the House on
February 19, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House