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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental |
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Association Smiles Foundation each year sponsor numerous two-day |
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Missions of Mercy across the Lone Star State; and |
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WHEREAS, During that period, the groups' charitable dental |
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clinics administer much-needed oral health care to countless |
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Texans, thanks to the dentists, laboratories, and non-dental |
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personnel who donate their services to help others; and |
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WHEREAS, By the close of 2008, the Texas Missions of Mercy had |
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provided more than 12,000 residents of the state with dental care |
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worth nearly $4.5 million; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Dental Association and Texas Dental |
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Association Smiles Foundation continue to provide those in need |
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with important access to dental care, thus contributing to the |
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improved health and well-being of many people; now, therefore, be |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the members of the Texas Dental |
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Association and Texas Dental Association Smiles Foundation for |
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offering vital dental care to their fellow Texans through the 2009 |
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Texas Missions of Mercy; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for these two groups as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Alonzo |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 306 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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