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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Access to the courts is crucial for individuals |
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seeking justice, such as victims of domestic violence, veterans |
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wrongly denied their benefits, and families improperly evicted from |
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their homes, and the integrity of the civil justice system demands |
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that this access be available to every Texan, regardless of |
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individual financial circumstances; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, some 5.7 million residents of the Lone Star |
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State, including many who are elderly and disabled, qualify for |
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legal aid, yet funding serves less than a fourth of those in need; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Supreme Court have strongly |
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advocated for adequate funding to ensure that all citizens have |
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equal access to the civil justice system, and their efforts have |
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increased awareness of the importance of legal aid and the |
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necessity for coordination and support of pro bono work by members |
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of the State Bar of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, These endeavors are greatly benefitting innumerable |
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Texans and advancing the cause of justice throughout the Lone Star |
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State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas, |
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1st Called Session, hereby commend the members of the Texas Supreme |
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Court for their actions in support of legal aid services and honor |
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them for their work in promoting access to justice for the state's |
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most vulnerable citizens; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Texas Supreme Court as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |
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Madden |
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Hartnett |
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Pitts |
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| Straus |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Morrison |
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| Aliseda |
Gonzalez |
Munoz, Jr. |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Hancock |
Orr |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Hardcastle |
Otto |
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| Beck |
Harper-Brown |
Patrick |
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| Bohac |
Hernandez Luna |
Pena |
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| Burkett |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Pitts |
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| Burnam |
Howard of Travis |
Price |
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| Button |
Huberty |
Quintanilla |
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| Callegari |
Hunter |
Reynolds |
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| Christian |
Keffer |
Schwertner |
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| Coleman |
King of Parker |
Scott |
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| Cook |
King of Taylor |
Sheets |
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| Craddick |
King of Zavala |
Sheffield |
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| Creighton |
Kleinschmidt |
Shelton |
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| Crownover |
Kolkhorst |
Simpson |
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| Darby |
Kuempel |
Smith of Harris |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Landtroop |
Smith of Tarrant |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Larson |
Smithee |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Laubenberg |
Solomons |
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| Driver |
Legler |
Taylor of Collin |
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| Dukes |
Lewis |
Taylor of Galveston |
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| Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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| Frullo |
Martinez Fischer |
Weber |
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| Giddings |
Miller of Comal |
Zedler |
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| Gonzales of Hidalgo |
Miller of Erath |
Zerwas |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the House on June |
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27, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 22 was adopted by the Senate on June |
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27, 2011, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |
