H.R. No. 399



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death 
for drivers aged 16 to 20, as demonstrated by the deaths of more 
than 5,000 teenagers nationwide during 2000, and the serious injury 
of many more teenage drivers and passengers during that time; and
	WHEREAS, Across Texas and across the United States, research 
shows that teenage drivers are seven times more likely to be injured 
or killed in a motor vehicle accident; and
	WHEREAS, This serious problem is evident in the San Antonio 
region, where 24 young people were killed in motor vehicle 
accidents in 2000, with 10 of those deaths occurring in one six-week 
period; and
	WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and administration of 
William Howard Taft High School, in San Antonio's Northside 
Independent School District, have joined forces with the Texas 
Department of Transportation and the Texas Transportation 
Institute to reverse this tragic trend through the development of a 
unique teen driver awareness program, project Y.I.E.L.D., or Youths 
Informing Every Living Driver; and
	WHEREAS, This creative effort is distinguished by its unique 
peer-to-peer approach and it is the first such program of its kind 
in Texas; through the actions of its students, faculty, and 
administration, William Howard Taft High School has demonstrated 
bold leadership that will undoubtedly save the lives of countless 
young Texans; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby recognize the students of project Y.I.E.L.D., 
along with their state agency partners, for their innovation, 
dedication, and important contribution to their school, to their 
community, and to the State of Texas.

                                                                          Mercer



       

       

       
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

       Raymond

       
Chisum

       Homer

       Reyna

       
Christian

       Hope

       Riddle

       
Coleman

       Hopson

       Ritter

       
Cook of Navarro

       Howard

       Rodriguez

       
Cook of Colorado

       Hughes

       Rose

       
Corte

       Hunter

       Seaman

       
Crabb

       Hupp

       Smith of Tarrant

       
Crownover

       Isett

       Smith of Harris

       
Davis of Harris

       Jones of Lubbock

       Smithee

       
Davis of Dallas

       Jones of Bexar

       Solis

       
Dawson

       Jones of Dallas

       Solomons

       
Delisi

       Keel

       Stick

       
Denny

       Keffer of Dallas

       Swinford

       
Deshotel

       Keffer of Eastland

       Talton

       
Driver

       King

       Taylor

       
Dukes

       Kolkhorst

       Telford

       
Dunnam

       Krusee

       Thompson

       
Dutton

       Kuempel

       Truitt

       
Edwards

       Laney

       Turner

       
Eiland

       Laubenberg

       Uresti

       
Eissler

       Lewis

       Van Arsdale

       
Elkins

       Luna

       Villarreal

       
Ellis

       Mabry

       West

       
Farabee

       Madden

       Wilson

       
Farrar

       Marchant

       Wise

       
Flores

       Martinez Fischer

       Wohlgemuth

       
Flynn

       McCall

       Wolens

       
Gallego

       McClendon

       Wong

       
Garza

       McReynolds

       Woolley

       
Gattis

       Menendez

       Zedler

       
Geren

       Mercer

       

       

                                                  ______________________________
                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 399 was adopted by the House on March 
27, 2003, by a non-record vote.

                                                  ______________________________
                                                     Chief Clerk of the House