HR600 - Recognizing The Family Place on the occasion of Domestic Violence Advocacy Day at the State Capitol on March 20, 2025.

      H.R. No. 600       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, The Family Place in   Dallas has provided shelter and support to the victims of violence,   and the observance of Domestic Violence Advocacy Day at the State   Capitol on March 20, 2025, provides a fitting opportunity to   recognize the organization; and          WHEREAS, The Family Place, the Texas Council on Family   Violence, and the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault are   among the groups gathering for Domestic Violence Advocacy Day; The   Family Place traces its origins to 1976, when the Battered Women's   Task Force was established in Dallas; two years later, the Dallas   Violence Intervention Alliance opened The Family Place as one of   the first family violence shelters in Texas; known today as the   largest such service provider in the Lone Star State, it advocates   for community engagement and social change while providing the   survivors of violence with the safe housing, counseling, and skills   they need to rebuild and lead independent lives; and          WHEREAS, Among The Family Place's offerings are a 24-hour   crisis hotline, emergency shelters for women, children, and men,   extended-stay apartments and transitional housing, area counseling   centers, medical and dental care, job, technical, and life skills   training, and the Battering Intervention and Prevention Program;   moreover, the Child Development Center provides early childhood   education and mentoring programs as well as specialized curriculum   for youth five and under who have experienced trauma; and          WHEREAS, The Family Place benefits from the exceptional   leadership of Delia Jasso, who serves on its executive board of   directors and as chair of its Hispanic Advisory Council, which she   established in 2023; the council supports the organization's work   in the Hispanic community, developing resources written in Spanish   and raising awareness of the unique barriers that Hispanic   individuals face in seeking assistance in domestic violence   situations; and          WHEREAS, The Family Place has helped countless area Texans to   break the cycle of domestic violence and abuse, and it is indeed a   pleasure to join in honoring the organization at this time and to   extend sincere gratitude to Delia Jasso for her work in supporting   families and for serving as an inspiring role model; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 20, 2025, as Domestic Violence   Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and commend all those associated   with The Family Place for their exemplary service to the survivors   of family violence; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for The Family Place as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Rodríguez Ramos     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. 600 was adopted by the House on March   20, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House