H.C.R. No. 135
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Special Olympics Texas has nurtured the athletic
  capacity, the self-confidence, and the leadership skills of its
  participants for nearly four decades, and many of its athletes are
  visiting the Capitol on March 6, 2007; and
         WHEREAS, Founded in 1969, Special Olympics Texas organized
  the first Summer Games that same year, and soon the annual event was
  attracting thousands of athletes; the 1980s saw the creation of the
  Law Enforcement Torch Run, a fund-raiser for the Special Olympics
  movement in which law enforcement officers run the Flame of Hope to
  opening ceremonies, and the following decade brought about the
  addition of the Winter Games; and
         WHEREAS, In the ensuing years, Special Olympics Texas has
  grown to encompass some 25,000 athletes participating in more than
  200 annual competitions at area, regional, and state levels, making
  it one of the largest Special Olympics programs in the world; a
  Texas team traveled abroad for the first time for the 2003 Special
  Olympics World Summer Games in Dublin, Ireland, with more than 55
  athletes participating, and two years later, the state was
  represented in the 2005 Special Olympics World Winter Games in
  Nagano, Japan; in October 2007, some 60 athletes will compete in the
  World Summer Games in Shanghai, China; and
         WHEREAS, Special Olympics Texas showcases and celebrates the
  talent, drive, and dedication of those individuals with
  intellectual disabilities, and, in so doing, empowers its
  participants to share in the joys of competition and teamwork; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 80th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby commend Special Olympics Texas for its exceptional programs
  and extend to the athletes here today a warm welcome to the Capitol;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Special Olympics Texas as an expression of high regard
  by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate.
 
  Patrick
  Rose
 
 
Craddick Gattis Miles
 
Allen Geren Miller
 
Alonzo Giddings Moreno
 
Anchia Gonzales Morrison
 
Anderson Gonzalez Toureilles Mowery
 
Aycock Goolsby Murphy
 
Bailey Guillen Naishtat
 
Berman Haggerty Noriega
 
Bohac Hamilton O'Day
 
Bolton Hancock Oliveira
 
Bonnen Hardcastle Olivo
 
Branch Harless Orr
 
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Otto
 
Burnam Heflin Parker
 
Callegari Hernandez Patrick
 
Castro Herrero Paxton
 
Chavez Hilderbran Pena
 
Chisum Hill Phillips
 
Christian Hochberg Pickett
 
Cohen Hodge Pierson
 
Coleman Homer Pitts
 
Cook of Navarro Hopson Puente
 
Cook of Colorado Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Corte Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Crabb Hughes Riddle
 
Creighton Isett Ritter
 
Crownover Jackson Rodriguez
 
Darby Jones Rose
 
Davis of Harris Keffer Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Parker Smith of Harris
 
Delisi King of Taylor Smithee
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Solomons
 
Driver Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dukes Krusee Straus
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Latham Talton
 
Eiland Laubenberg Taylor
 
Eissler Leibowitz Thompson
 
Elkins Lucio III Truitt
 
England Macias Turner
 
Escobar Madden Van Arsdale
 
Farabee Mallory Caraway Vaught
 
Farias Martinez Veasey
 
Farrar Martinez Fischer Villarreal
 
Flores McCall Vo
 
Flynn McClendon West
 
Frost McReynolds Woolley
 
Gallego Menendez Zedler
 
Garcia Merritt Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 135 was adopted by the House on
  March 6, 2007, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 135 was adopted by the Senate on
  March 6, 2007, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor