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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, To spread the word about the significance of organ |
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donation, representatives from the Texas Transplantation Society |
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are visiting the State Capitol on March 1, 2011, and celebrating |
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Donate Life Texas Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Statistics demonstrate the urgent need for organ |
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donors; the national waiting lists for transplants include more |
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than 110,000 people, and over 10,000 of them reside in Texas; about |
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5,600 individuals in the nation and nearly 600 in the state died in |
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2010 while awaiting an organ transplant; and |
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WHEREAS, It is the goal of the Texas Transplantation Society |
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to educate Texans about the critical shortage of donors and the |
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lifesaving benefits of transplantation; the society works together |
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with the Texas Organ Sharing Alliance, the Southwest Transplant |
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Alliance, and the LifeGift organ procurement center, as well as |
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with state agencies, to increase public awareness concerning organ |
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donation; and |
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WHEREAS, The Department of Public Safety, the Texas |
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Department of Transportation, and the Department of State Health |
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Services enable Texans to register their intent to be an organ, eye, |
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or tissue donor, and the Glenda Dawson Donate Life Texas Registry, |
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the state organ donor registry named in honor of former |
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representative Dawson, now includes 1.4 million names; and |
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WHEREAS, Those involved in promoting and facilitating organ |
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donations are contributing immeasurably to the lives of organ |
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recipients and their loved ones, and the Texas Transplantation |
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Society and the other individuals, organizations, and agencies |
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involved in this worthy endeavor are to be commended for their |
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tireless commitment and their impressive record of achievements; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby recognize March 1, 2011, as Donate Life Texas Day at the |
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State Capitol and honor the many Texans who have chosen to become |
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organ donors and all those who work in behalf of organ donation; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Transplantation Society as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |