H.R. No. 1469

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The community service group AT&T Veterans is
	celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2013, and its efforts in behalf
	of our nation's military personnel, veterans, and their families
	are indeed deserving of special recognition; and
	WHEREAS, Made up of AT&T employees who are veterans or who are
	currently serving members of the U.S. armed forces, this
	independent nonprofit organization boasts more than 4,500 members
	in 40 states and Puerto Rico, and together they account for more
	than 12,000 volunteer hours each year; and
	WHEREAS, Members of AT&T Veterans help coordinate public
	observations of Memorial Day and Veterans Day, visit elderly
	veterans in nursing homes, and provide support to veteran hospices
	and homeless shelters; they also raise $40,000 annually for student
	scholarships; and
	WHEREAS, Working with such other organizations as Back On My
	Feet, Centurion Military Alliance, and the Yellow Ribbon
	Reintegration Program and with businesses such as RunTex and White
	Lodging, AT&T Veterans also offers mentoring and job assistance to
	1,200 veterans each year, helping them reenter the civilian
	workforce; and
	WHEREAS, In addition, AT&T Veterans has entered into
	partnerships with the American Lung Association, the American Red
	Cross, F7 Group, Hope4Heroes, Military Moms of Texas, the Wounded
	Warrior Project, the Student Veterans Association at The University
	of Texas, and many other organizations that help Texas veterans,
	and it has worked with businesses such as H-E-B, the Round Rock
	Express, Target, and Home Depot on such projects as Heroes Night
	Out, Honor Flight, and Operation Hydration; and
	WHEREAS, In all its endeavors, AT&T Veterans is supported by
	the pro-veteran policies of AT&T, which has been recognized as one
	of the 10 Best Corporations for Veteran-Owned Businesses by
	Vetrepreneur magazine and as one of the Top 50 Military-Friendly
	Employers by G. I. Jobs magazine, as well as cited for having one of
	the Best Military Talent Programs by the Electronic Recruiting
	Exchange; AT&T is also one of the founding companies of the 100,000
	Jobs Mission, which aims to provide jobs to 100,000 veterans by the
	end of 2020; and
	WHEREAS, Our nation owes a profound debt of gratitude to the
	men and women of the U.S. armed forces, and for three decades, AT&T
	Veterans has played a vital role in welcoming home our veterans and
	providing them with the support they so richly deserve; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 30th anniversary of AT&T
	Veterans and extend to all those affiliated with the group sincere
	appreciation for their important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for AT&T Veterans as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Dale
	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. 1469 was adopted by the House on April
	23, 2013, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House