Bill Text: TX HR1262 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Charlie's Place Recovery Center in Corpus Christi.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-03-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1262 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HR1262-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1262 | ||
|
|
||
| WHEREAS, The Coastal Bend Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation | ||
| Center in Corpus Christi, more commonly known as Charlie's Place | ||
| Recovery Center, is marking a significant milestone in 2015 with | ||
| the observance of its 50th anniversary; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 1965 by members of a local Alcoholics | ||
| Anonymous group, the center started out as a small 24-hour halfway | ||
| house; previously, area residents with alcohol addictions would | ||
| frequently end up in jail or the psychiatric ward due to a lack of | ||
| treatment facilities in the area; the halfway house provided a | ||
| better alternative, and its efforts got a boost in 1967, when | ||
| Charlie Acklen became a resident; he soon became an essential | ||
| member of the organization in his role as the house manager, and the | ||
| center became known as "Charlie's Place"; through the years, it has | ||
| grown to become one of the largest nonprofit residential treatment | ||
| facilities in the state; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Charlie's Place is housed in a renovated | ||
| former hotel and treats men and women age 18 and older suffering | ||
| from substance abuse or dependence; the center's dedicated and | ||
| caring staff assist clients by helping them understand their | ||
| addictions, teaching them how to rebuild their lives, and giving | ||
| them the skills needed to remain sober; services include inpatient | ||
| detoxification and intensive inpatient treatment, as well as | ||
| supportive care that benefits individuals as they move through the | ||
| recovery process and search for housing and employment; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of a half-century, Charlie's Place | ||
| Recovery Center has helped over 40,000 Texans reclaim their lives | ||
| and work toward a more promising future, and all those associated | ||
| with the facility are to be commended for their admirable efforts; | ||
| now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Charlie's | ||
| Place Recovery Center and extend to the center's staff and | ||
| supporters sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Charlie's Place as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1262 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 26, 2015, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
