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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The House of Representatives is pleased to join |
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Texans across the state in celebrating Children's Advocacy Centers |
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of Texas Legislative Day at the State Capitol on January 31, 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas can trace its |
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origins back to 1989, when the state's first children's advocacy |
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center, The Bridge, was established in Amarillo; this pioneering |
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organization joined with 12 other local centers in 1994 to form |
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CACTX, which now has a membership of 70 children's advocacy centers |
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throughout the state; and |
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WHEREAS, CACTX provides a wide variety of assistance for |
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local centers, including training, technical support, and |
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evaluation services; and |
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WHEREAS, The CACTX member centers serve more than 43,000 |
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children each year by working closely with multidisciplinary teams |
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that include law enforcement and the Department of Family and |
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Protective Services to coordinate joint investigations of child |
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abuse and to help child victims receive the services they need to |
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heal; and |
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WHEREAS, Since its inception, Children's Advocacy Centers of |
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Texas has worked tirelessly to protect the state's most vulnerable |
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population, and it is indeed deserving of recognition for its |
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contributions to the well-being of countless young Texans and their |
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families; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 31, 2017, as Children's |
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Advocacy Centers of Texas Day at the State Capitol and commend the |
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organization and its member centers on their efforts to ensure that |
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abused children receive justice and healing; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas be |
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extended best wishes for a successful legislative day at the |
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Capitol and that an official copy of this resolution be prepared for |
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the organization as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |