H.R. No. 233
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For nearly three decades, the members of the Texas
Probation Association have provided training, networking
opportunities, and advocacy for probation professionals throughout
the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1974, the organization represents
workers in the nearly 300 adult and juvenile probation departments
across the state who are responsible for enforcing court orders,
collecting fees, providing offender treatment referrals and
counseling, and collecting restitution for victims; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Probation Association provides these
individuals with a unified voice, empowering them to express their
concerns, make public their successes, and articulate their vision
for the future; and
WHEREAS, The men and women of the Texas Probation Association
are committed to improving the state's criminal and juvenile
justice system, and their efforts in this regard are helping to
build a brighter and more promising future for all Texans; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2003, as Texas Probation
Association Day at the Capitol and extend to the members of that
organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Texas Probation Association as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Ritter
Deshotel
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. 233 was adopted by the House on
February 19, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House