R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, March 25, 1997, has been designated Corrections Day 1-2 at the Capitol, and in honor of this significant occasion, the 1-3 Texas House of Representatives is proud to welcome the 1,200 1-4 members of the Texas Corrections Association to Austin; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Working in conjunction with crime victims throughout 1-6 the state, these noteworthy professionals are helping to make Texas 1-7 a safer place in which to live and work; during their visit to the 1-8 Capitol, the association's members will meet with legislators to 1-9 discuss corrections issues and ways of better promoting crime 1-10 prevention techniques among the residents of the Lone Star State; 1-11 and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Texas Corrections Association has implemented 1-13 many effective programs designed to fight crime at both the adult 1-14 and juvenile levels; criminal justice clients and staff will be on 1-15 hand at the Capitol to discuss these progressive programs and to 1-16 explain how they affect Texas' citizens; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The observance of Corrections Day provides both 1-18 lawmakers and citizens an opportunity to commend the many 1-19 professionals who proudly serve in this demanding field; in 1-20 addition, this day affords Texans the chance to recognize the 1-21 countless crime victims who work hand-in-hand with corrections 1-22 agencies in an effort to make Texas safer for everyone; now, 1-23 therefore, be it 1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-1 Legislature hereby recognize March 25, 1997, as Corrections Day at 2-2 the Capitol and commend the members of the Texas Corrections 2-3 Association for their many outstanding contributions to 2-4 safeguarding the public; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-6 prepared for the members of the Texas Corrections Association as an 2-7 expression of highest regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Hightower 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 _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 366 was adopted by the House on March 25, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House