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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Julia C. Hester House in Houston is celebrating |
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its 70th anniversary in 2013, and this significant milestone |
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provides a fitting opportunity to recognize the myriad |
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contributions of this worthwhile organization; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1943, Hester House honors the legacy |
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of educator and activist Julia C. Hester, who opened her home to |
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neighborhood children in Houston's Fifth Ward in an effort to |
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ensure their safety and to encourage them to pursue their |
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education; the organization was established by a diverse committee |
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of religious, civic, and business leaders with a mission to promote |
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youth development and self-empowerment and to support area |
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families; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Hester House provides a range of commendable |
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initiatives, including preschool and after-school programs, youth |
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mentoring, family and social services, and senior citizen |
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activities; through all of these endeavors, the staff works not |
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only to address the immediate needs of individuals and families but |
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to break the cycles of poverty and dependence and to develop |
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personalized, holistic, and long-term solutions that will lead to |
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self-sufficiency; and |
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WHEREAS, Located just northeast of downtown Houston, the |
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organization's 5.5-acre campus consists of a computer lab, a |
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library, meeting areas, classrooms, staff offices, and a food |
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pantry; in 2010, ground was broken for a five-stage capital |
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expansion project that will allow the organization to continue |
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meeting the changing needs of the community in the coming years; and |
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WHEREAS, For seven decades, Hester House has given countless |
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Texans the tools they need to become engaged and productive members |
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of the community, and in so doing, it has greatly enriched the |
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quality of life in the Fifth Ward and the surrounding communities; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Julia C. Hester House in Houston on |
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its 70th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the |
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organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Hester House as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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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. 970 was adopted by the House on March |
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27, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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