H.R. No. 1482

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Alison Brock, the chief of staff for State
	Representative Sylvester Turner, has rendered exceptional service
	to the people of this state through her decisive action in behalf of
	incarcerated youth; and
	WHEREAS, When repeated complaints about suspected sexual
	abuse at the West Texas State School in Pyote failed to receive
	serious attention from TYC officials, a volunteer math teacher at
	the facility contacted a Texas Ranger, who launched an
	investigation in February 2005; the ranger filed his report,
	detailing serious allegations of abuse, in April 2005, but a year
	and a half later the case had yet to be prosecuted and remained out
	of the public eye; and
	WHEREAS, By chance, Ms. Brock learned in late October 2006 of
	the ranger's investigation and the fact that the case had not yet
	been taken to the grand jury; she promptly contacted the ranger to
	request a copy of his report and then alerted officials in Austin;
	her sense of urgency stemmed from the gravity of the offenses
	alleged and from the fact that the statute of limitations on
	prosecution would expire in 2007; and
	WHEREAS, After being informed by Ms. Brock about the
	situation in Ward County, the governor's office arranged for the
	attorney general's office to provide critical assistance in
	prosecuting the case there, and steps are now being taken to reform
	the TYC; and
	WHEREAS, Widely respected for the skill and dedication that
	she brings to her work, Alison Brock first joined Representative
	Turner's staff in 1992 and quickly developed an interest in
	juvenile justice; to gain more knowledge of that field, she earned a
	master's degree from The University of Texas LBJ School of Public
	Affairs; she subsequently served as a juvenile probation officer
	and as director of both the ACLU's Prison and Jail Accountability
	Project and its campaign to educate ex-offenders about their right
	to vote; in 2006 she returned to Representative Turner's staff as
	his legislative director; and
	WHEREAS, Ms. Brock's longtime involvement in the community is
	equally reflective of her commitment to constructive action; she
	has been a board member of the Austin YWCA and the Texas Ratepayers'
	Organization to Save Energy, as well as a volunteer for Meals on
	Wheels, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, and a spirituality/12-step
	program that serves women in prison; and
	WHEREAS, In respecting the humanity of vulnerable
	populations, and in striving to protect them from abuses of power,
	Alison Brock has exemplified the highest standards of public
	service and contributed immeasurably to improving the system by
	which Texas seeks to rehabilitate its youthful offenders; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor Alison Brock for her vital role in
	bringing needed attention to a matter of serious public concern and
	extend to her profound appreciation for all she has done to protect
	youth in the care of this state; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Ms. Brock as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	House of Representatives.
	Bolton
	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
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1482 was adopted by the House on May
	11, 2007, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House