79R15131 KO-D

By:  Strama                                                       H.R. No. 1412



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Citizens of the Lone Star State benefit each day 
from the efforts of government workers who have devoted their 
careers to protecting public safety and health, maintaining 
utilities and infrastructure, preserving the rule of law under a 
fair judicial system, safeguarding natural resources for future 
generations, and creating economic opportunities for Texans of all 
ages and backgrounds; and
	WHEREAS, Public employees include teachers to educate our 
children, nurses to administer vaccines, computer technicians to 
pay our benefits, safety inspectors to guarantee the safety of our 
workplaces, food inspectors to guarantee the safety of our grocery 
purchases, laborers to maintain our roads and bridges, and 
transportation employees to see us safely to our destinations; and
	WHEREAS, Many public employees, such as police officers, 
firefighters, border patrol officers, embassy employees, military 
personnel, and health care professionals, frequently place their 
own lives in jeopardy in order to protect ours; and
	WHEREAS, Since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week has been 
celebrated across the nation during the first week in May, offering 
an opportunity to inform Americans about the broad variety of 
services provided by government and to promote awareness of the 
innumerable ways, both direct and indirect, in which government 
services touch and improve the quality of our lives every day; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby honor local, state, and federal public employees 
in Texas on the occasion of Public Service Recognition Week, May 
2-8, 2005.