H.C.R. No. 38
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, January 2005 has been designated as the second
National Stalking Awareness Month in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The National Center for Victims of Crime initiated
this observance after the death of Peggy Klinke in January 2003; Ms.
Klinke was murdered by a former boyfriend after repeatedly seeking
law enforcement intervention and moving to another state in search
of safety; and
WHEREAS, Her tragic story is far from rare; in this country,
more than a million women and nearly 400,000 men are stalked
annually; 1 in 12 women and 1 in 45 men will be stalked in their
lifetime, and the majority of victims are stalked by someone they
know; and
WHEREAS, Of those women who have been killed by an intimate
partner, 76 percent were stalked by that partner in the year before
their death, and 81 percent of those women who are stalked by a
current or former intimate partner are at some point physically
assaulted by that individual; and
WHEREAS, Victims of stalking experience anxiety, insomnia,
social dysfunction, lost work hours and productivity, and severe
depression at a much higher rate than the general population; they
are also forced to take such drastic measures to protect themselves
as obtaining court orders, changing jobs, changing their
identities, and relocating; and
WHEREAS, Stalking is a crime under federal law and under the
laws of all 50 states and the District of Columbia; national
organizations, local victim services, prosecutors' offices, and
police departments are working to further develop effective
responses to this terrifying crime, which cuts across race,
culture, gender, age, and economic status; and
WHEREAS, It is vital that the public understand the
seriousness of this offense, as well as be aware of the resources
that are available to those who have been targeted by a stalker;
moreover, measures to enhance the response of the criminal justice
system to stalking and stalking victims are to be strongly
encouraged; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 79th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby recognize January 2005 as National Stalking Awareness Month
and commend all those who are working to combat this intolerable
aggression.
Rose
Keel
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 38 was adopted by the House on
January 31, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.C.R. No. 38 was adopted by the Senate on
January 31, 2005, by a viva-voce vote.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: __________________
Date
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Governor