Bill Text: TX HR299 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Paso del Norte Health Foundation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2015-03-02 - Reported enrolled [HR299 Detail]

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  H.R. No. 299
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Paso del Norte Health Foundation is marking its 20th
  anniversary on September 30, 2015; and
         WHEREAS, In 1995, the foundation was established to promote
  wellness among people in the Paso del Norte region, which includes
  El Paso and Hudspeth Counties in Texas, Doña Ana, Luna, and Otero
  Counties in New Mexico, and the City of Juarez in Mexico; its
  primary focus is to assist the most vulnerable through health
  education and disease prevention; and
         WHEREAS, The foundation benefited from an initial investment
  of $130 million from the sale of the not-for-profit Providence
  Memorial Hospital; since the organization's inception, its
  administrators have provided skillful stewardship of the
  investment trust to ensure that the foundation can continue its
  work in behalf of generations to come; and
         WHEREAS, Maintaining more than $200 million in holdings, Paso
  del Norte Health Foundation leverages its resources to improve
  regional access to clean water, to diminish environmental hazards
  from lead and pesticides, and to help achieve reductions in
  regional smoking rates, sedentary lifestyles, obesity, and teenage
  pregnancy; it also supports child abuse prevention, and it sponsors
  a wide range of programs to advance early childhood development,
  youth engagement, senior health, and public immunization; and
         WHEREAS, This noteworthy organization shares with other
  groups the knowledge gained through its research and analysis; both
  in the United States and abroad, its initiatives have been
  recognized as worthwhile models for community engagement and the
  collaborative development of solutions to complex health issues;
  and
         WHEREAS, Through its leadership in promoting good health over
  the past two decades, Paso del Norte Health Foundation has made a
  lasting, positive difference in quality of life for the people of
  the region, and its management and staff may reflect with pride on
  the group's many accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of Paso del
  Norte Health Foundation and extend to all those associated with the
  organization sincere best wishes for continued success in their
  important work; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the foundation as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Pickett
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 299 was adopted by the House on
  February 19, 2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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