78S41375 MMS-D

By:  Harper-Brown                                                 H.R. No. 252



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Seven Irving organizations and businesses have been 
recognized by Congressman Pete Sessions, the City of Irving, the 
Irving Las Colinas Chamber of Commerce, and a number of civic groups 
for the exceptional support they have provided to employees engaged 
in Afghanistan, Iraq, and domestic security, and to their families; 
and
	WHEREAS, Honored at the April 2004 meeting of the Irving City 
Council were the Boy Scouts of America; Allstate Insurance Company; 
Comcast; Exxon-Mobil; Sears, Roebuck and Company; Verizon; and 
Wal-Mart; and
	WHEREAS, These institutions have gone beyond what is required 
by law in providing for their employees in National Guard or Reserve 
units who have been called to active duty since September 11, 2001; 
the measures they have taken range from extending the period of pay 
and benefits supplementation to organizing blood drives, 
contributing to and fund-raising for the National Military Family 
Association, collecting relief items for deployed personnel, and 
donating phone cards to members of the military and their families; 
and
	WHEREAS, Joining in paying tribute to these institutions were 
the Irving Republican Women, Irving Republican Club, Irving Rotary 
Club, Irving Kiwanis Club, Irving Elks Lodge No. 3334, Irving 
Hispanic Forum, and Irving Professional Firefighters Association; 
and
	WHEREAS, Those who have been called to service from the 
National Guard and Reserve have borne, together with their 
families, a special set of burdens, and the support rendered by 
these institutions in their behalf is an admirable, concrete 
expression of appreciation for their tremendous efforts and 
sacrifice; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby join in commending these 
outstanding Irving institutions for their generous assistance to 
those employees who have been called to active duty since September 
11, 2001; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 
for these institutions as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.