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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 98
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Texas Visiting Nurse Service on the occasion of its |
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40th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Visiting Nurse Service was founded in |
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Brownsville on June 1, 1981, by Roberto Garcia and Pamela Bryant; |
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the home health agency then had 30 full-time employees and 900 |
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home care providers; some 800 patients were served in Cameron, |
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Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr, Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg, Duval, Kenedy, |
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Kleberg, and Nueces Counties; and |
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WHEREAS, At the time, only two other agencies existed in |
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the region, and they provided services in Cameron, Willacy, and |
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Hidalgo Counties; there are now hundreds of agencies providing |
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services to the citizens throughout the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past 40 years, Texas Visiting Nurse |
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Service has continued to grow, and the agency boasts hundreds of |
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full-time employees and thousands of home-care providers; |
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countless patients receive a variety of valuable services, |
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including family care, primary home care, community living and |
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assistance support, respite care, and emergency response; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Visiting Nurse Service has undergone many |
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changes over the decades; office headquarters have moved |
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multiple times and there are numerous branch offices throughout |
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the area; and |
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WHEREAS, The employees and administrators of Texas |
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Visiting Nurse Service have demonstrated a strong commitment to |
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providing the highest quality of care to their clients, and they |
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continue to provide vital services to the Rio Grande Valley |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend all associated with Texas Visiting |
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Nurse Service for the outstanding care they provide the people of |
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the Rio Grande Valley and extend congratulations to them on the |
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organization's 40th anniversary; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Texas Visiting Nurse Service as an expression of esteem from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Lucio |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 2, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |