H.R. No. 115
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, More than a quarter of a million Texas children are
  being raised by a relative other than their parents; and
         WHEREAS, Grandparents often take on the responsibility of
  raising their grandchildren when needed, and by stepping forward to
  provide them with a loving home, they help ensure that their
  grandchildren do not enter or remain in the foster care system; and
         WHEREAS, These grandparents are commonly informal kinship
  caregivers who often receive limited financial assistance from the
  state and who have limited authority to make important everyday
  decisions for the well-being of their grandchildren; some struggle
  to economically support their families and to access the mental and
  behavioral health resources that they and their grandchildren need;
  and
         WHEREAS, The nonprofit Texas Grandparents Raising
  Grandchildren works tirelessly to empower and advocate for children
  and families across the Lone Star State by providing support groups
  and connecting grandparents with community resources; TXGRG
  benefits from the leadership of its executive director, Mercedes
  Bristol, who founded the organization after adopting five of her
  grandchildren in 2011; and
         WHEREAS, Through its relentless advocacy before the
  legislature, Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren has
  increased awareness of the issues grandparent caregivers face and
  helped them to build a brighter future for their families, and the
  organization has earned the deep and lasting gratitude of all those
  whose lives have been touched by its vital work; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize January 30, 2025, as Grandparents
  Raising Grandchildren Day, honor the nonprofit Texas Grandparents
  Raising Grandchildren for its contributions to the State of Texas,
  and celebrate the integral role that grandparent caregivers play.
 
  Garcia of Bexar
 
 
Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
 
Alders Guillen Morgan
 
Allen Harless Muñoz
 
Anchía Harris Noble
 
Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
 
Barry Harrison Oliverson
 
Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
 
Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
 
Bernal Hernandez Patterson
 
Bhojani Hickland Paul
 
Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
 
Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
 
Bryant Hopper Phelan
 
Buckley Howard Pierson
 
Bucy Hull Plesa
 
Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Cain Johnson Richardson
 
Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
 
Canales Jones of Harris Romero
 
Capriglione Kerwin Rose
 
Cole King Rosenthal
 
Collier Kitzman Schatzline
 
Cook LaHood Schofield
 
Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
 
Craddick Lambert Shaheen
 
Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
 
Curry Leach Simmons
 
Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
 
A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
 
Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
 
Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
 
DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
 
Dorazio Louderback Tepper
 
Dutton Lowe Thompson
 
Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
 
Fairly Lujan Toth
 
Flores Luther Troxclair
 
Frank Manuel Turner
 
Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
 
Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
 
Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
 
Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
 
Gates Metcalf Vo
 
Gerdes Meyer Walle
 
Geren Meza Ward Johnson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
 
González of Dallas Moody Wilson
 
González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
 
Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 115 was adopted by the House on February
  4, 2025, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House