Bill Text: TX SR112 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
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Bill Title: Recognizing Bob's House of Hope in Argyle for its work in assisting victims of human trafficking.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR112-Enrolled.html
Bill Title: Recognizing Bob's House of Hope in Argyle for its work in assisting victims of human trafficking.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-02-07 - Reported enrolled [SR112 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SR112-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Bob's House of Hope in Argyle has rendered | ||
| exceptional service to the North Texas community by providing | ||
| holistic and compassionate care to victims of human | ||
| trafficking; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Opened in 2021 by Robert "Bob" Williams, Bob's | ||
| House of Hope is the first safe house in the country for | ||
| 18-and-older male-identifying survivors of sex trafficking; it | ||
| is a program of Ranch Hands Rescue, which Mr. Williams oversees | ||
| as founder and chief executive officer; the residential facility | ||
| offers equine- and animal-assisted counseling and | ||
| trauma-informed therapy for individuals who have been sexually | ||
| abused, and its other services include psychiatric and | ||
| psychological evaluations, medical care, educational and | ||
| vocational assistance, case management, mentorship, and life | ||
| skills training; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Human trafficking is a public health issue and | ||
| crime that affects individuals, families, and communities across | ||
| generations, exploiting the most vulnerable and weakening our | ||
| collective well-being; it has been reported that men and boys | ||
| represent nearly half of the total number of human trafficking | ||
| victims worldwide, but the identification and care of these | ||
| victims remains an enormous challenge for governments and care | ||
| providers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Williams previously served on the human | ||
| trafficking task forces for the offices of the governor of Texas | ||
| and the Texas attorney general; since learning of the gap in | ||
| information and resources regarding male sex trafficking | ||
| victims, he has devoted himself to addressing those shortfalls as | ||
| well as the stigmas that often create barriers to the help that | ||
| these individuals need; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through its efforts to provide a comprehensive | ||
| and individualized response to human trafficking, Bob's House of | ||
| Hope is helping victims to live happy, healthy, and productive | ||
| lives; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Bob's House of Hope for its | ||
| exceptional work in providing care and resources to human | ||
| trafficking victims and extend to all those associated with the | ||
| program sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Bob's House of Hope as an expression of high regard | ||
| from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Parker | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on February 7, 2023. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
