H.R. No. 112



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, For 32 years the Sabine Valley Center, a mental 
health and mental retardation agency headquartered in Longview, has 
provided the people of East Texas with vital services and support; 
and
	WHEREAS, The center assists more than 8,000 clients, 
including individuals with mental illness or mental retardation, 
people suffering from substance abuse, and children with 
developmental disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, Among the many forms of support offered by the 
agency are diagnostic, counseling, and psychiatric services, a 
24-hour-a-day crisis line, residential services and youth shelter 
programs, and vocational training and rehabilitation; the center 
strives to meet the needs of its clients through community-based 
programs and assistance as an alternative to treatment in a state 
institution; and
	WHEREAS, Through community education efforts, the center 
also endeavors to reduce the stigma of mental illness and mental 
retardation; one such program is its annual Destination Dignity 
event, an occasion designed to promote public support for, and 
understanding of, people with mental disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, The center has created a foundation to encourage the 
involvement of private citizens and local businesses in supporting 
and strengthening its many crucial services; a volunteer program 
also enables area residents to contribute to the center's essential 
work; and
	WHEREAS, Now in its fourth decade, the Sabine Valley Center 
continues to pursue its mission of "helping people to achieve 
dignity, independence, and their dreams," and it is a pleasure to 
recognize its manifold contributions at this time; now, therefore, 
be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor the Sabine Valley Center for its central 
role in promoting the well-being of East Texas citizens and extend 
to all those associated with the center sincere best wishes for 
continued success.

                                                                         Merritt



       

       

       
Craddick

       Giddings

       Merritt

       
Allen

       Goodman

       Miller

       
Alonzo

       Goolsby

       Moreno of Harris

       
Bailey

       Griggs

       Moreno of El Paso

       
Baxter

       Grusendorf

       Morrison

       
Berman

       Guillen

       Mowery

       
Bohac

       Gutierrez

       Naishtat

       
Bonnen

       Haggerty

       Nixon

       
Branch

       Hamilton

       Noriega

       
Brown of Kaufman

       Hamric

       Oliveira

       
Brown of Brazos

       Hardcastle

       Olivo

       
Burnam

       Harper-Brown

       Paxton

       
Callegari

       Hartnett

       Pena

       
Campbell

       Heflin

       Phillips

       
Canales

       Hegar

       Pickett

       
Capelo

       Hilderbran

       Pitts

       
Casteel

       Hill

       Puente

       
Castro

       Hochberg

       Quintanilla

       
Chavez

       Hodge

       Rangel

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Raymond

       
Christian

       Hope

       Reyna

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Riddle

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Ritter

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rodriguez

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Rose

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Seaman

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Smithee

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solis

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Solomons

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Stick

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Swinford

       
Driver

       King

       Talton

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Taylor

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Telford

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Thompson

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Truitt

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Turner

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Uresti

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Van Arsdale

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       Villarreal

       
Farabee

       Madden

       West

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wilson

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wise

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wohlgemuth

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wolens

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Wong

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Woolley

       
Geren

       Mercer

       Zedler

       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 112 was adopted by the House on 
February 5, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House