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      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