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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 465          WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to   recognize April 29, 2025 as Donate Life Texas Day at the State   Capitol; and          WHEREAS, National Donate Life Month is observed each April   to celebrate the incredible individuals who have benevolently   given the gift of life through eye, organ, and tissue donations   and to raise awareness of the vital need for registered donors in   our state and nation; and          WHEREAS, A single organ donor can save up to eight lives,   and tissue and corneal transplants from one individual have the   potential to restore the health of up to 75 people; and          WHEREAS, Although there are more than 10,000 people of all   ages and backgrounds currently awaiting a lifesaving organ   transplant in Texas, the demand for donations vastly exceeds the   number of available donors; more than 90 percent of Americans   support organ donation, yet only approximately 60 percent of   eligible Texans are currently registered as donors; and          WHEREAS, Established in 2003 by Donate Life America and its   partnering organizations, National Donate Life Month coincides   with a host of local, regional, and national events and activities   to help encourage Americans to register as organ donors; and          WHEREAS, Efforts to expand organ donation and to honor the   wishes of potential donors continue across Texas, and by taking   simple steps to register as an organ donor, each Texan has the   opportunity to help those in need and to be part of a solution that   saves lives and helps to decrease the vast number of individuals   and families awaiting the lifesaving medical treatments available   through organ donation; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby recognize April 29, 2025, as Donate Life   Texas Day and commend all who are working to promote organ, eye,   and tissue donation and all who have already registered as donors   in the Lone Star State; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in   honor of this occasion.     Hancock     Birdwell Hinojosa of Hidalgo Miles   Campbell Menéndez Parker   Cook Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on April 29, 2025.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate