H.R. No. 196
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make up
  the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates organization are
  gathering in Austin on February 5, 2019, for CASA Day at the State
  Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer movement
  begun in the 1970s that enlists community volunteers to serve as
  court advocates for children who have been abused or neglected;
  these volunteers research the child's situation, provide critical
  information and recommendations to judges about what is best for
  the child, and help ensure that children in the foster care system
  find safe, permanent homes as soon as possible; and
         WHEREAS, The first CASA program in Texas was established in
  Dallas almost four decades ago, and Texas CASA, which was formed in
  1989, is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year; the
  organization provides funding, training, coordination, and
  assistance to 72 local CASA programs in 217 of the state's 254
  counties; last year, the network engaged nearly 11,000 volunteers,
  who gave life-changing assistance and encouragement to more than
  30,000 children and young people in state care; and
         WHEREAS, CASA volunteers help to give children in the foster
  care system hope for a better future; these volunteers provide
  courts with the information they need to make well-informed
  decisions in child protective services cases, and their efforts are
  vital to ensuring that the system functions as intended; all those
  associated with CASA are truly deserving of recognition for their
  service to the State of Texas, its courts, and its children; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 5, 2019, as CASA Day at the
  State Capitol and commend the organization for its exemplary work;
  and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
  of Representatives.
 
  Price
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
 
Allen Guillen Ortega
 
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
 
Anchia Harless Paddie
 
Anderson Harris Parker
 
Ashby Hefner Patterson
 
Bailes Hernandez Paul
 
Beckley Herrero Perez
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
 
Bernal Howard Ramos
 
Biedermann Huberty Raney
 
Blanco Hunter Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
 
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
 
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
 
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Cain Klick Sheffield
 
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
 
Canales Kuempel Shine
 
Capriglione Lambert Smith
 
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
 
Cole Lang Springer
 
Coleman Larson Stephenson
 
Collier Leach Stickland
 
Cortez Leman Stucky
 
Craddick Longoria Swanson
 
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
 
Darby Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Meyer Toth
 
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
 
Flynn Minjarez Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Murphy Wray
 
Goldman Murr Wu
 
González of Dallas Neave Zedler
 
González of El Paso Nevárez Zerwas
 
Goodwin Noble Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 196 was adopted by the House on February
  5, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House