Bill Text: TX HR105 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2013 National Night Out event in Irving.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR105 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR105-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 105 |
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WHEREAS, Citizens of Irving are coming together to take part | ||
in the annual National Night Out on October 1, 2013; and | ||
WHEREAS, Introduced in 1984, National Night Out is sponsored | ||
by the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization | ||
dedicated to the development and promotion of crime prevention | ||
programs; more than 37 million people in 15,000 communities across | ||
the United States and Canada now participate in the event; and | ||
WHEREAS, Commemorated through neighborhood gatherings, | ||
cookouts, parades, flashlight walks, and other activities, the | ||
National Night Out helps to build community cohesiveness, | ||
strengthen relations between residents and local police, and | ||
increase awareness of anticrime strategies, while sending a message | ||
of solidarity to would-be criminals; and | ||
WHEREAS, The importance of crime prevention cannot be | ||
overstated, and by taking part in National Night Out observances, | ||
the residents of Irving are affirming their commitment to making | ||
their community stronger and safer; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 2013 | ||
National Night Out in Irving and extend to its participants and | ||
sponsors sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable event; | ||
and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the city of Irving as an expression of high regard by | ||
the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Alonzo | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 105 was adopted by the House on July | ||
25, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||