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78R14586 JNC-D

By:  Stick                                                        H.R. No. 1115



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The students involved with Project Bridge have 
dedicated much time and energy to commendable creative pursuits and 
their efforts are truly worthy of special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Project Bridge provides art enrichment for 
teenagers who have violated the law; this beneficial program is 
offered at the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center and at the W. 
Jeanne Meurer Juvenile Justice Center's Leadership Academy; and
	WHEREAS, The project began in 1996, when the Texas Commission 
on the Arts gave a grant of $10,000 to initiate an art class within 
the Gardner Betts center; Project Bridge later came to be sponsored 
by the Real Estate Council of Austin, which developed the idea to 
hold an annual auction of student artwork to raise money for the 
project and to provide an opportunity for the young artists to see 
that their work is marketable; and
	WHEREAS, Art is a constructive outlet for emotional conflict, 
a positive strategy for anger management, and a means to foster 
self-awareness; many Texans in the juvenile justice system have 
benefited immensely from Project Bridge, and students who 
participate in this worthwhile program are indeed deserving of 
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend the students involved in Project Bridge 
and extend to them sincere best wishes for a bright and successful 
future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the participants as an expression of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.