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