H.R. No. 586

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, March 15, 2017, is Parent Association for the
	Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol, and the occasion
	provides a fitting opportunity to honor the group for its
	outstanding work; and
	WHEREAS, The Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas is
	an organization of volunteers who promote quality services and are
	dedicated to preserving, improving, and expanding services for
	persons with intellectual disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, The members of the Parent Association for the
	Retarded of Texas present the viewpoint of families, guardians, and
	friends to the Health and Human Services Commission, the state
	legislature, Congress, and the general public; and
	WHEREAS, This association is well known for the support it
	offers to employees of state facilities and for its advocacy of new
	programs to meet the unique needs of persons with intellectual
	disabilities; and
	WHEREAS, Members of the Parent Association for the Retarded
	of Texas are involved in the development of programs for persons
	with mental retardation, and through the years they have fought
	vigorously for improved state schools, state centers, special
	education, and community mental health and mental retardation
	centers; and
	WHEREAS, Today, the Parent Association for the Retarded of
	Texas continues to protect people with intellectual disabilities
	and tenaciously places responsibility on caregivers to maintain
	standards for quality care; the organization addresses such issues
	as fiscal accountability and special population needs; and
	WHEREAS, The services provided by the Parent Association for
	the Retarded of Texas have been vital to the welfare of countless
	Texans, and members of the association are truly worthy of special
	commendation for their exceptional efforts and notable
	accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 15, 2017, as Parent Association
	for the Retarded of Texas Day at the State Capitol and extend to all
	those participating best wishes for an informative and enjoyable
	event.
	Workman
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 586 was adopted by the House on March
	15, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House