Bill Text: TX HCR40 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating August 21 as Texas Senior Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-12 - No action taken in committee [HCR40 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR40-Introduced.html
| 87R9776 JGH-D | ||
| By: Thierry | H.C.R. No. 40 | |
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| WHEREAS, Texans over the age of 60 represent one of the Lone | ||
| Star State's greatest resources, serving as invaluable sources of | ||
| knowledge, experience, and wisdom as well as engaged members of | ||
| their communities; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is home to an estimated 5.3 million people age | ||
| 60 and above, and by the year 2030, it is expected that more than 20 | ||
| percent of the state's population will be senior citizens; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Senior Texans have provided decades of service to | ||
| our state and nation, playing a vital role in building the public | ||
| and private sectors and in enriching Texas culture; as parents and | ||
| grandparents, they are revered for educating, mentoring, and | ||
| inspiring generations of younger residents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of their lives, seniors have helped | ||
| the state achieve greatness in a vast range of pursuits, including | ||
| those as varied as agriculture, education, industry, information | ||
| technology, literature, music, the visual and performing arts, | ||
| medicine, science, and space exploration; moreover, Texas is home | ||
| to a multitude of senior veterans who helped defend the United | ||
| States through the sacrifices they made as members of the armed | ||
| forces; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to their past accomplishments, senior | ||
| Texans are active and involved citizens who continue to make | ||
| important contributions in their communities; whether putting | ||
| their skills and expertise to use as volunteers or distinguishing | ||
| themselves as civic and business leaders, their efforts are | ||
| integral to the state's vibrancy and prosperity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Revered as role models for their exemplary service | ||
| to others, the seniors of the Lone Star State draw on a lifetime of | ||
| achievements to make a positive difference in the Texas of today, | ||
| and they are indeed deserving of special recognition; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate August 21 as Texas Senior Day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date this resolution is finally | ||
| passed by the legislature. | ||
