R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Drugs, which have in some way been associated with
1-2 80 percent of all crime and are no respecter of age, race, sex, or
1-3 economic status, have become the most insidious and pervasive
1-4 problem facing this country and state; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Based on the success of Turn Around America--The
1-6 Wrice Process, Governor George W. Bush, in conjunction with former
1-7 Attorney General Dan Morales, established Turn Around Texas; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Turn Around Texas has grown to include 17 groups
1-9 that are part of a rapidly expanding network of 350 communities
1-10 internationally, including Turn Around Liberia and Turn Around West
1-11 Africa; and
1-12 WHEREAS, Turn Around Texas includes Kilgore, Corsicana,
1-13 Taylor, Waxahachie, Greenville, Terrell, Plainview, Odessa, Alice,
1-14 Texas City, LaMarque, Palestine, Marshall/Harrison County,
1-15 Longview/Gregg County, Elgin, Rockdale, and Angleton; and
1-16 WHEREAS, Results using Turn Around America--The Wrice Process
1-17 have been dramatic, including an 80 percent drop in crime, a 98
1-18 percent clearance rate of cases, and a 90 percent reduction in
1-19 vandalism; and
1-20 WHEREAS, More than statistics, Turn Around Texas bonds
1-21 together black and white, old and young, and rich and poor into a
1-22 clear single focus to "Take Back Our Neighborhoods"; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Turn Around Texas drugfighters have braved cold,
1-24 rain, sleet, snow, and heat; they have been cussed, spit on, and
2-1 thrown, and never once backed down, exhibiting the true "Alamo
2-2 Attitude"; and
2-3 WHEREAS, Turn Around Texas drugfighters are committed to
2-4 making Texas the most inhospitable and unwelcome place for drug
2-5 dealers; now, therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby commend each of the Turn Around Texas groups
2-8 and their cities' law enforcement and fire departments, as well as
2-9 the Texas National Guard, for their courage, commitment, and
2-10 dedication; their efforts make Texas proud; and, be it further
2-11 RESOLVED, That the Texas House of Representatives commend the
2-12 inductees to the Texas Drugfighters' Hall of Fame, as they are true
2-13 Texan heroes for all of us; and, be it further
2-14 RESOLVED, That the Turn Around Texas drugfighters be urged to
2-15 continue their vigilance in the battle against drugs and assist
2-16 other communities when asked, and that all Turn Around Texas
2-17 communities and supporting businesses make every Friday "Up With
2-18 Hope and Down With Dope" day by wearing a Turn Around Texas shirt,
2-19 hat, button, or ribbon signifying their support.
Merritt
Bonnen
Krusee
Pitts
Staples
Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso
Alexander Goodman Morrison
Allen Goolsby Mowery
Alvarado Gray Naishtat
Averitt Green Najera
Bailey Greenberg Nixon
Berman Grusendorf Noriega
Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira
Bosse Haggerty Olivo
Brimer Hamric Palmer
Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts
Burnam Hawley Puente
Capelo Heflin Ramsay
Carter Hilbert Rangel
Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar
Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas
Christian Hinojosa Ritter
Clark Hochberg Sadler
Coleman Hodge Salinas
Cook Homer Seaman
Corte Hope Shields
Counts Howard Siebert
Crabb Hunter Smith
Craddick Hupp Smithee
Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron
Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar
Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples
Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford
Davis of Dallas Junell Talton
Delisi Keel Telford
Denny Keffer Thompson
Deshotel King of Parker Tillery
Driver King of Uvalde Truitt
Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman
Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris
Dutton Lengefeld Uher
Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte
Eiland Longoria Walker
Elkins Luna West
Ellis McCall Williams
Farabee McClendon Wilson
Farrar McReynolds Wise
Flores Madden Wohlgemuth
Gallego Marchant Wolens
Garcia Maxey Woolley
George Merritt Yarbrough
Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 511 was adopted by the House on March
24, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House