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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The national service program AmeriCorps has proven |
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to be a highly effective way to engage Americans in a lifetime of |
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volunteerism while meeting a wide range of local and national |
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needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception in 1994, nearly 775,000 citizens |
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across the country and some 40,000 in Texas have taken the |
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AmeriCorps pledge to "get things done"; of the 80,000 individuals |
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serving in 2012, 3,265 were Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the years, AmeriCorps Texas members have |
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accumulated more than 51 million hours in service, tutoring and |
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mentoring disadvantaged youth, fighting illiteracy, improving |
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health services, building affordable housing, teaching computer |
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skills, cleaning parks and streams, managing and operating |
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after-school programs, helping communities recover from disasters, |
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and supporting veterans and military families; and |
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WHEREAS, Working with over 2,200 nonprofit, community, |
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educational, and faith-based groups across the Lone Star State, |
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AmeriCorps Texas participants have earned more than $103 million in |
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Segal AmeriCorps Education Awards to help afford college or pay |
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back student loans; and |
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WHEREAS, AmeriCorps Week 2013, observed March 9-17, is an |
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opportune time to salute current and former AmeriCorps Texas |
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members for their tremendous contributions, to thank AmeriCorps |
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Texas community partners, and to encourage Texans to consider |
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serving in this outstanding program; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 9-17, 2013, as AmeriCorps Week |
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and extend sincere appreciation to members of AmeriCorps Texas for |
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their significant efforts in behalf of the state. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 720 was adopted by the House on March |
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11, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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