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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Denton County communities and organizations |
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rendered invaluable aid to countless individuals in the aftermath |
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of Hurricane Ike; and |
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WHEREAS, The Denton County Hurricane Task Force was activated |
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and deployed to the Gulf Coast on September 13, 2008; participants |
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included the Denton County Sheriff's Office, Denton County |
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Emergency Services, the City of Lewisville, the City of Highland |
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Village, the City of Denton, the City of Little Elm, the City of |
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Frisco, the City of Carrollton, the City of Pilot Point, the Town of |
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Double Oak, the Town of Flower Mound, the Town of Coppell, and Lake |
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Cities; in addition, first responders from the City of The Colony, |
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the City of Denton, and Denton County deployed early on September 9, |
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2008, to help with search and rescue preparation efforts; and |
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WHEREAS, The county further contributed to the state's |
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request for assistance by welcoming several hundred evacuees to |
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shelters in Carrollton, Lewisville, Corinth, and Denton, as well as |
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to three county sites, and Denton Municipal Electric helped with |
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the restoration of electric power in Liberty; and |
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WHEREAS, Many local organizations also gave generously of |
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their time and resources, among them the Denton County Medical |
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Reserve Corps, the Denton County Community Emergency Response Team, |
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the Denton County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the Denton |
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County Volunteer Organizations Aiding in Disasters, Camp Copass, |
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First Baptist Church in Denton, Crosspointe, First Baptist Church |
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in Lewisville, Village Church, Highland Baptist Church, the Dallas |
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Area Red Cross--Denton Branch, and the University of North Texas; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Times of great crisis often inspire noble actions, |
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and Hurricane Ike proved to be no exception, as evidenced by the |
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extraordinary relief efforts of communities and organizations in |
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Denton County; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby commend all those in Denton County who participated in the |
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emergency response to Hurricane Ike and extend to them sincere |
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gratitude for their hard work and dedication. |
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Solomons |
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Crownover |
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Parker |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the House on March |
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5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |