H.R. No. 393

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of Feeding Texas are gathering in
	Austin to celebrate Texas Food Bank Day at the State Capitol on
	February 19, 2019; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1986, the Feeding Texas network
	consists of 21 food banks that work through more than 3,000
	community agencies to reduce hunger and improve health in all 254
	Texas counties; and
	WHEREAS, To further these goals, the network has fostered
	many public-private partnerships, including the Texans Feeding
	Texans Surplus Agricultural Products Grant Program, which helps
	feed low-income families by offering incentives to growers to
	donate fresh produce that would otherwise be left in the field; this
	initiative offsets the costs of harvesting, packaging, and
	transportation and has resulted in the distribution of over 200
	million pounds of surplus produce across the state; and
	WHEREAS, Members of Feeding Texas have also established the
	"Feeding with Impact" partnership with the Texas Health and Human
	Services Commission, which seeks to improve the diets of low-income
	Texans by distributing fresh produce and offering nutrition
	education and obesity prevention services; and
	WHEREAS, By leveraging their expertise and experience,
	members of Feeding Texas respond to families in crisis swiftly and
	effectively when disaster strikes; Texas food banks delivered 61
	million pounds of food to victims of Hurricane Harvey, served
	73,000 meals, distributed 584,000 food boxes, and mobilized 26,000
	volunteers for 1 million volunteer hours; and
	WHEREAS, Network members have partnered with the Texas Health
	and Human Services Commission to provide client education and
	application assistance for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance
	Program, greatly increasing the efficiency of the
	eligibility-determination process; and
	WHEREAS, By facilitating the distribution of surplus food,
	responding to disaster, raising awareness about good dietary
	practices, and helping to prevent obesity, Feeding Texas is
	reducing hunger and contributing greatly to the health and
	well-being of the people of Texas; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 19, 2019, as Texas Food Bank
	Day at the State Capitol and extend to the staff and volunteers of
	Feeding Texas sincere best wishes for continued success in their
	important work; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for Feeding Texas as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Landgraf
	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
	Fierro Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Geren Murphy Wray
	Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
	Goldman Neave Zedler
	González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
	González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
	Goodwin
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 393 was adopted by the House on February
	19, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House