R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The year 2001 marks the 21st anniversary of National 1-2 Crime Victims' Rights Week in the United States, a time to reflect 1-3 on the positive changes in our nation's response to victims of 1-4 crime and to acknowledge the countless efforts of victims and 1-5 victim advocates within our own state in securing important 1-6 reforms; and 1-7 WHEREAS, For years, crime victims were kept out of the 1-8 courtrooms and in the dark about the status of the accused and of 1-9 their cases; they had little voice in matters that affected their 1-10 lives in the aftermath of crime, few services to assist them, and 1-11 few avenues through which to seek justice; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Victims today are an integral part of the justice 1-13 process; in Texas, crime victims have played an important role in 1-14 promoting victims' rights and services; their work has helped to 1-15 change laws, policies, and attitudes; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Important partnerships have been formed among 1-17 criminal and juvenile justice agencies, allied professionals, 1-18 victims' services, and the private sector to ensure that crime 1-19 victims are treated with the dignity and respect they deserve; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Our state's commitment to victims' assistance grows 1-21 stronger with each passing year, with numerous system-based and 1-22 community-based programs in place to provide help and hope for 1-23 those hurt by crime; and 1-24 WHEREAS, National Crime Victims' Rights Week is an 2-1 appropriate time to recognize the great strides we have made, to 2-2 celebrate the achievements of those who have overcome pain and fear 2-3 to work for victims' rights and for safer communities, and to 2-4 commit ourselves, individually and collectively, to that same 2-5 worthy cause; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby recognize April 22-28, 2001, as National Crime 2-8 Victims' Rights Week and urge all Texans to continue to strive for 2-9 justice and compassion for victims of crime. Maxey Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 758 was adopted by the House on April 23, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House