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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 took place on |
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February 7, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's event marked the ninth observance of |
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this nationwide effort to mobilize African Americans in regard to |
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the HIV/AIDS crisis; its goal was to encourage individuals to get |
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educated, get tested, get involved in their local community, and, |
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when necessary, get treated for this deadly disease; and |
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WHEREAS, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was organized |
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by a coalition of national advocacy organizations in partnership |
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with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the |
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coalition's goal was to mobilize communities and to address |
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specific issues in regard to local epidemics and best practices in |
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order to influence the course of HIV among the nation's black |
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population; and |
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WHEREAS, Creating greater awareness about HIV/AIDS is an |
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important priority in minority communities; approximately half of |
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all Americans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS are of African descent, and |
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it is a leading cause of death for black women aged 25 to 34 and |
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black men aged 35 to 44; and |
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WHEREAS, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day was a notable |
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event that represents an important step in the ongoing effort to |
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lessen the impact of the disease in Texas and throughout the United |
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States; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature commend all those who participated in National Black |
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HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7, 2009. |
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McClendon |
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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. 441 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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