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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 25th anniversary of the signing of the historic |
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Americans with Disabilities Act is being commemorated with a |
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nationwide Legacy Tour, and Texans are joining in on the |
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celebration as the exhibition visits Austin March 1-4, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Launched in Houston in July 2014, this yearlong tour |
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is helping to raise awareness of the landmark civil rights |
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legislation through its Road to Freedom bus, which features a |
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four-panel display on the history of self-advocacy, courtesy of the |
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Museum of disABILITY History, and an information exhibit with |
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literature on both the ADA and the ADA Legacy Project, as well as |
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workshops, artifacts, and other programming provided by local |
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hosts; and |
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WHEREAS, The tour bus will visit numerous locations while in |
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Austin, including Disability Rights Texas, the Jewish Community |
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Center, Stephen F. Austin High School, Pease Elementary School, the |
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Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, and the Capital MetroRail |
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Crestview Station; on March 3, the project will be on view at the |
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State Capitol and the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, where |
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special tribute will be paid to Texas Trailblazers--citizens |
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instrumental in the creation, passage, and advancement of the |
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ADA--in the Austin Room; and |
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WHEREAS, An inestimable safeguard of civil rights, the |
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Americans with Disabilities Act has opened the door to opportunity |
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and achievement for millions of people, and the law's profound |
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impact is indeed deserving of special recognition; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Americans with Disabilities Act Legacy |
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Tour and extend best wishes to the project's organizers and |
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sponsors. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Springer |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stephenson |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Stickland |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Thompson of Harris |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Tinderholt |
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Faircloth |
Menéndez |
Turner of Collin |
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Fallon |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farrar |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 818 was adopted by the House on March 3, |
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2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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