HR612 - Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day at the State Capitol.

      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