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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is |
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taking place on February 7, 2007, is an annual event intended to |
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raise public consciousness about this potentially deadly disease; |
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WHEREAS, Now in its seventh year, National Black HIV/AIDS |
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Awareness Day encourages African Americans to become better |
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educated about the issue, to undergo testing so that they know their |
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status, to seek medical treatment when necessary, and to get |
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involved in their community's efforts to combat HIV/AIDS; and |
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WHEREAS, This campaign is part of a much-needed effort to |
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slow the spread of the disease among the nation's black population; |
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almost one-half of the people in the United States who have been |
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diagnosed with HIV/AIDS are African American, and the disease ranks |
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as the leading cause of death among black women between the ages of |
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25 and 34; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the urgency of the situation, leaders |
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across the country are advocating decisive action to meet this |
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health crisis, and National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is an |
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important part of that effort; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 7, 2007, as National Black |
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HIV/AIDS Awareness Day and encourage all Texans to join the fight |
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against this devastating disease. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Anderson |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Mowery |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Brazos |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Callegari |
Hernandez |
Patrick |
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Christian |
Hochberg |
Pickett |
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Cook of Navarro |
Hopson |
Puente |
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Cook of Colorado |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Corte |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Crownover |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Davis of Harris |
Keffer |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Parker |
Smith of Harris |
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Delisi |
King of Taylor |
Smithee |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Solomons |
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Eissler |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Escobar |
Madden |
Van Arsdale |
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Farabee |
Mallory Caraway |
Vaught |
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Farrar |
Martinez Fischer |
Villarreal |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 221 was adopted by the House on |
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February 7, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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