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By:  Goodman                                                    H.C.R. No. 22 







CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

	WHEREAS, Each November, communities across the country 

celebrate National Adoption Awareness Month by organizing events to 

raise public awareness about children in foster care and to 

celebrate families who have adopted children from the foster-care 

system; and

	WHEREAS, In 2004, more than 200 communities across the 

country finalized the adoptions of more than 3,300 children on 

National Adoption Day; this year's event is being held on November 

19, 2005, when many more foster children will be placed in 

permanent, loving homes; and

	WHEREAS, For the past five years, Judge Ellen S. Smith, an 

associate judge of the Tarrant County Juvenile Court, has organized 

National Adoption Day celebrations in her community; today, the 

annual event includes the participation of local law students, who 

assist with court proceedings, lawyers, judges, county employees, 

and community businesses; and

	WHEREAS, Families and representatives from the legal and 

child-care communities of Tarrant County have been instrumental in 

promoting adoption and finding homes for foster-care children, and 

their active contributions to Texas youth benefit all residents of 

the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it

	RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas, 

2nd Called Session, hereby commend residents of Tarrant County for 

their participation in National Adoption Day and extend to them 

sincere best wishes for continued success with this noteworthy 

event.