Bill Text: TX HCR59 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding domestic violence.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-04-13 - Left pending in committee [HCR59 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HCR59-Introduced.html
| 87R12690 BPG-D | ||
| By: Hunter | H.C.R. No. 59 | |
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| WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 domestic violence incidents were | ||
| reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2015 alone; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Texas Council on Family Violence has estimated | ||
| that one in three Texans will be a victim over the course of their | ||
| lifetime; such violence affects people of all ages and backgrounds, | ||
| but over 70 percent of victims are women; in Texas, 158 women were | ||
| killed by an intimate partner in 2015, and of those, 108 were | ||
| mothers, who left 281 children behind; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Physical injuries are not the only effects of family | ||
| violence; many victims suffer from anxiety, depression, and low | ||
| self-esteem, and they may lean on drugs or alcohol in an attempt to | ||
| cope; victims may also suffer economically, missing work or losing | ||
| jobs because of violence or the threat of violence; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Children who are victims or witnesses of domestic | ||
| violence suffer in many ways, and they may experience a range of | ||
| responses, from anger or fear to an inability to sleep; some are | ||
| plagued by long-term emotional effects that can lead to substance | ||
| abuse, unhealthy adult relationships, reduced social and academic | ||
| skills, and increased risk of suicide; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The societal ills caused by domestic violence are | ||
| manifold, and reducing its occurrence is a matter of vital concern | ||
| to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House | ||
| of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding | ||
| domestic violence; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a full report, including findings and | ||
| recommendations, be submitted to the 88th Texas Legislature before | ||
| it convenes in January 2023. | ||
