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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies of Texas have long |
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provided vital assistance to the state's most vulnerable citizens |
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in an effort to help alleviate poverty; and |
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WHEREAS, Established when the Economic Opportunity Act of |
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1964 was signed into law, Community Action Agencies have promoted |
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self-sufficiency for people of limited income in all Texas counties |
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over the course of five and a half decades; each agency is governed |
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by a board that includes elected officials, members of business, |
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industry, labor, religious, law enforcement, education, and other |
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major groups, and representatives of low-income individuals and |
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families in the area; and |
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WHEREAS, Community Action Agencies provide a wide range of |
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services that have kept pace with the changing needs of society; the |
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organizations host numerous beneficial programs addressing such |
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issues as disaster relief, literacy, life skills and employment |
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training, child and adult care, financial and leadership |
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empowerment, energy efficiency, case management, transportation, |
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and nutritional assistance to the elderly and homebound; and |
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WHEREAS, Exemplifying their motto of "Helping People - |
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Changing Lives," Community Action Agencies have made innumerable |
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contributions that have helped Texas to become an even better place |
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in which to live, work, and raise a family; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend the Community Action Agencies of Texas |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Association of Community Action Agencies as |
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an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Moody |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 311 was adopted by the House on |
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February 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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