H.R. No. 612

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make up
	the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are gathering
	in Austin on March 27, 2025, for CASA Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer movement
	that began in 1977 and enlists local community volunteers to
	support children and families involved in the foster care system;
	beginning in 1979 with the first CASA program in Dallas, and
	followed by the formation of Texas CASA in 1989, judges and
	communities across the state have worked to expand CASA's services;
	and
	WHEREAS, Providing 74 local programs in 220 of the state's
	254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest such
	programs in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in the 2024
	fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for nearly 18,000
	youth by helping to build family connections and working to address
	each child's mental, medical, and educational needs during their
	time in foster care; and
	WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to provide
	valuable information and to make informed recommendations to courts
	that serve the best interests of each child; and
	WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas is dedicated to expanding
	to reach more children and families while continuously growing in
	knowledge and practice; these efforts ensure that CASA serves as
	informed, collaborative partners in an ever-evolving system of care
	that provides the best possible advocacy and support; and
	WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly deserving
	of recognition for their important work and service to the State of
	Texas, its courts, its children, and its families; now, therefore,
	be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 27, 2025, as CASA Day at the
	State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent efforts
	to aid abused and neglected children in the State of Texas; and, be
	it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
	of Representatives.
	Lujan
	Bhojani
	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. 612 was adopted by the House on March
	27, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House