H.R. No. 167
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, For more than three decades, the members of the
Texas Probation Association have provided leadership through
training, networking opportunities, and advocacy for probation
professionals throughout the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1974, the organization represents
professionals in the nearly 300 adult and juvenile probation
departments across the state who are responsible for enforcing
court orders, collecting fees, providing offender treatment and
counseling referrals, and collecting restitution for victims; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Probation Association and its membership
strive to enhance public safety as their primary role while
maintaining efficiency for Texas taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, The probation system is the most cost-effective
alternative to long-term incarceration, providing the courts with
additional resources designed to reduce recidivism and provide
treatment for the offender; 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 dedicated to improving the state's criminal and juvenile
justice systems, 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 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 8, 2005, 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.
McReynolds
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
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 167 was adopted by the House on
February 8, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House