H.R. No. 1198



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, In recognition of National Youth Service Day on 
April 15-17, 2005, Children's Legal Services of Houston is hosting 
the Kids Clothesline Project to raise awareness of abused and 
neglected children in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, In 2002, there were approximately 50 child 
fatalities resulting from abuse in Harris County and more than 600 
active cases in Travis County involving children who were removed 
from their homes due to severe abuse, neglect, or abandonment; a 
nonprofit organization, Children's Legal Services of Houston works 
to provide zealous and informed legal advocacy to children who are 
involved in the legal process; and
	WHEREAS, With the sponsorship of Youth Service America and 
funding by the DisneyHand Minnie Grant, Children's Legal Services 
of Houston is sponsoring an art project and exhibit to call 
attention to the tragic epidemic of child abuse; the organization 
provided T-shirts and art supplies to children in Houston and 
Austin area women's shelters and invited them to express their 
feelings about and experiences of abuse or neglect, either in words 
or pictures, by decorating the T-shirts; those shirts are displayed 
in clothesline fashion as testimony to the problem of violence 
against children, and they are being exhibited at the Family Law 
Center in Houston on April 14 and at the State Capitol in Austin on 
April 15; and
	WHEREAS, One of the most important tools in eliminating child 
abuse and neglect is public awareness, and through the Kids 
Clothesline Project, Children's Legal Services of Houston is 
helping to change the way our communities view and address violence 
against children; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby commend Children's Legal Services of Houston for 
their admirable efforts to raise awareness of child abuse and 
neglect in Texas through the Kids Clothesline Project on National 
Youth Service Day; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Children's Legal Services of Houston as an expression 
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                          Zedler

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 1198 was adopted by the House on April 
29, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House