Bill Text: TX HR14 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating the Paso del Norte Children's Development Center on its 65th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR14-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating the Paso del Norte Children's Development Center on its 65th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-07-26 - Reported enrolled [HR14 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR14-Introduced.html
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By: Marquez | H.R. No. 14 |
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WHEREAS, In 2013, the Paso del Norte Children's Development | ||
Center is celebrating 65 years of supporting and empowering | ||
families in El Paso; and | ||
WHEREAS, Paso del Norte was chartered in 1948 by a group of | ||
hospital volunteers motivated by the desire to help children with | ||
disabilities; initially housed in the University Medical Center of | ||
El Paso, it has since expanded and adopted a wider scope of services | ||
in an effort to give children with special health care needs the | ||
best chance to achieve their full potential; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, the center works to fulfill its mission | ||
through three major initiatives; its Early Childhood Intervention | ||
Program offers an array of services for infants and toddlers with | ||
developmental disabilities, its El Papalote Inclusive Child | ||
Development Center is the only licensed child-care provider in the | ||
area that specializes in children with disabilities, and its | ||
Community Resource Center educates and trains parents, | ||
professionals, and the general public on issues related to children | ||
with disabilities; in 2011, these three departments' combined | ||
number of clients totaled nearly 8,200; and | ||
WHEREAS, Greatly valued by local citizens, Paso del Norte has | ||
been voted the top local nonprofit in the What's Up Best of the Best | ||
awards every year since 2008; the center also garnered the 2009 | ||
Cornerstone Award from the Nonprofit Enterprise Center and was | ||
recognized by the El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce in 2007; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Paso del Norte Children's Development Center has | ||
made a meaningful difference in the lives of countless area | ||
children and their loved ones, and it is most deserving of special | ||
recognition and praise; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the Paso del | ||
Norte Children's Development Center on its 65th anniversary and | ||
extend to all those associated with the center sincere best wishes | ||
for continued success with their important work; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Paso del Norte as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |