Bill Text: TX HR879 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Commemorating the 2019 Step by Step for Special Needs event in Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [HR879 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR879-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Commemorating the 2019 Step by Step for Special Needs event in Eagle Pass.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-29 - Reported enrolled [HR879 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR879-Introduced.html
86R17142 BK-D | ||
By: Nevárez | H.R. No. 879 |
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WHEREAS, The annual Step by Step for Special Needs event is | ||
taking place in Eagle Pass on April 6, 2019; and | ||
WHEREAS, This worthy endeavor was established by Mark Anthony | ||
Hernandez with the vision of providing opportunities for students | ||
of differing abilities to socialize with and learn from one | ||
another; he was inspired to undertake this effort by his brother, | ||
Jorge Hernandez, who has Down syndrome, and in 2007, Mark Hernandez | ||
joined with his mother, special education teacher Norma Hernandez, | ||
to make his dream a reality; and | ||
WHEREAS, The mission of the Step by Step for Special Needs | ||
event is to promote awareness and acceptance of people of all ages | ||
with special needs and to enlist the support of various entities in | ||
Eagle Pass to help create meaningful recreational activities for | ||
them; the family-friendly event features music, dancing, food, | ||
games, and a community-wide awareness walk, and it is made possible | ||
by the generosity of a host of sponsors, donors, and volunteers; | ||
every year, participants with special needs are recognized during a | ||
ceremony, where they each receive an enthusiastic ovation from the | ||
crowd and local school cheerleaders; and | ||
WHEREAS, Today, the Step by Step for Special Needs event is | ||
organized by the Angels from Heaven Club, a group founded by Norma | ||
Hernandez; since its inception, the event has helped bring about a | ||
variety of new programs, including a softball league, a fashion | ||
show, and cheerleading classes for community members with special | ||
needs; the Angels from Heaven Club also hosts Christmas and | ||
Valentine's Day celebrations and a community picnic, and the club | ||
arranges for its members to go on trips to Disney World, | ||
Schlitterbahn, South Padre Island, and other destinations with | ||
their peers and families; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Step by Step for Special Needs event is an | ||
outstanding example of the good that can be accomplished when | ||
caring individuals come together, and by helping to make Eagle Pass | ||
a more welcoming and accepting place for all residents, it is making | ||
a profound difference in countless lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby commemorate the 2019 Step by Step for Special | ||
Needs Event in Eagle Pass and extend to the Angels from Heaven Club | ||
and the event's dedicated volunteers and community partners sincere | ||
best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the Angels from Heaven Club as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |