H.R. No. 11
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Every October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month
  mobilizes people around the country to join in efforts to end
  domestic violence in their communities; and
         WHEREAS, More than 10 million women and men are physically
  abused by an intimate partner in the United States each year;
  domestic violence encompasses a pattern of behaviors used to gain
  or maintain power and control over a victim, and in many cases,
  physical violence reinforces other forms of psychological and
  emotional abuse such as threats, intimidation, and isolation;
  severe intimate partner violence can include instances of physical
  assault, rape, and stalking that leave victims with injuries,
  post-traumatic stress disorder, and other lasting impacts; and
         WHEREAS, While young women are most frequently the victims of
  intimate partner violence, women, men, and children of every age,
  race, background, and circumstance can fall victim to abuse at the
  hands of a family member; the damage caused by domestic violence
  extends beyond direct victims to include children who are witnesses
  to violence in their own homes, and studies have shown that children
  exposed to family violence are at higher risk for mental health
  conditions like anxiety and depression, for developing substance
  abuse disorders and certain diseases in adulthood, and for becoming
  either a victim or a perpetrator of abuse themselves; and
         WHEREAS, Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the
  "Day of Unity" first observed by the National Coalition Against
  Domestic Violence in October 1981; the goal of the observance was to
  connect advocates across the nation who were working to break the
  cycle of domestic violence and abuse, and it soon expanded into an
  entire week of activities at the local, state, and national levels;
  the first Domestic Violence Awareness Month took place in October
  1987, the same year that the first national toll-free hotline for
  victims of domestic violence was established; and
         WHEREAS, During Domestic Violence Awareness Month,
  advocates, supporters, and survivors gather together to raise
  public awareness of domestic violence, to celebrate the progress
  that has been made, and to call attention to the work that must be
  done to protect future victims of this devastating crime; now,
  therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize October 2023 as
  Domestic Violence Awareness Month and encourage Texans to learn
  more about how they can stand up against domestic violence in their
  communities.
 
  Hull
 
 
Phelan Guerra Murr
 
Allen Guillen Neave Criado
 
Allison Harless Noble
 
Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
 
Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
 
Ashby Harrison Orr
 
Bailes Hayes Ortega
 
Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
 
Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
 
Bernal Herrero Perez
 
Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
 
Bonnen Holland Price
 
Bowers Howard Ramos
 
Bryant Hull Raney
 
Buckley Hunter Raymond
 
Bucy Isaac Reynolds
 
Bumgarner Jetton, Jacey Rogers
 
Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
 
Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
 
Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
 
Canales Kacal Schofield
 
Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
 
Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
 
Cole Kitzman Shine
 
Collier Klick Slawson
 
Cook Kuempel Smith
 
Cortez Lalani Smithee
 
Craddick Lambert Spiller
 
Cunningham Landgraf Stucky
 
Darby Leach Swanson
 
Davis Leo-Wilson Talarico
 
Dean Longoria Tepper
 
DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Thierry
 
Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thimesch
 
Dutton Lozano Thompson of Brazoria
 
Flores Lujan Thompson of Harris
 
Frank Manuel Tinderholt
 
Frazier Martinez Toth
 
Gámez Martinez Fischer Troxclair
 
Garcia Metcalf Turner
 
Gates Meyer VanDeaver
 
Gerdes Meza Vasut
 
Geren Moody Vo
 
Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Walle
 
Goldman Morales of Maverick Wilson
 
González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wu
 
González of El Paso Morrison Zwiener
 
Goodwin Muñoz, Jr.
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 11 was adopted by the House on October
  16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House