H.R. No. 679
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, April 3, 2013, is Parent Association for the
  Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion
  provides a fitting opportunity to honor the association for its
  outstanding work; and
         WHEREAS, The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is
  an organization of volunteers who promote quality services and are
  dedicated to preserving, improving, and expanding services for
  persons with intellectual disabilities; and
         WHEREAS, The members of the Parent Association for the
  Retarded of Texas present the parents' viewpoint to the Department
  of Aging and Disability Services, the state legislature, Congress,
  and the general public; and
         WHEREAS, This association is well known for the support it
  offers to employees of state facilities and for its advocacy of new
  programs to meet the unique needs of persons with intellectual
  disabilities; and
         WHEREAS, Members of the Parent Association for the Retarded
  of Texas have been prominently involved in the development of
  programs for persons with mental retardation since the 1950s, and
  through the years they have fought vigorously for improved state
  schools, state centers, special education, and community mental
  health and mental retardation centers; and
         WHEREAS, Today, the Parent Association for the Retarded of
  Texas continues to protect people with intellectual disabilities
  and tenaciously places responsibility on caregivers to maintain
  standards for quality care; the organization addresses such issues
  as fiscal accountability and special population needs; and
         WHEREAS, The services provided by the Parent Association for
  the Retarded of Texas have been vital to the welfare of countless
  Texans, and members of the association are truly worthy of special
  recognition for their exceptional efforts and outstanding
  accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 3, 2013, as Parent Association
  for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the
  members of the association best wishes for a meaningful and
  memorable event.
 
  King of Taylor
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 679 was adopted by the House on March
  13, 2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House