Bill Text: TX HR29 | 2013 | 83rd Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Prize Women's Ministry of Trinity Church in Lubbock on the occasion of its second annual Running to Rescue race.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-21 - Reported enrolled [HR29 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR29-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 29 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Prize Women's Ministry of Trinity Church in Lubbock | ||
| is hosting the second annual Running to Rescue race on June 8, 2013, | ||
| to heighten awareness of human trafficking and raise funds to aid | ||
| victims of this terrible crime; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Human trafficking is a problem of rising urgency in | ||
| the United States, where more than 17,500 adults and children are | ||
| victimized annually; the crime is often intertwined with drug | ||
| trafficking and prostitution, particularly when it involves | ||
| victims who are U.S. citizens, making it difficult to even assess | ||
| the full extent of its reach; foreign victims are more often found | ||
| in such sectors of the labor market as domestic service, | ||
| agriculture, manufacturing, janitorial services, hospitality, and | ||
| construction; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In its first year, Running to Rescue raised $21,000 | ||
| for the A21 Campaign, which the race is also supporting in 2013; the | ||
| campaign works in partnership with law enforcement, foreign | ||
| embassies, service providers, and other nongovernmental agencies | ||
| to strengthen counter-trafficking efforts, including the | ||
| identification of traffickers and victims; in addition, it | ||
| coordinates with other organizations to provide victim assistance, | ||
| such as secure repatriation and referrals to service providers in | ||
| the home countries of the abused; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The members of Prize Women's Ministry are making a | ||
| positive impact through their dedicated efforts in behalf of the | ||
| victims of human trafficking, and it is indeed fitting to recognize | ||
| their outstanding contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor Prize Women's | ||
| Ministry of Trinity Church on the occasion of its second annual | ||
| Running to Rescue race and extend to the members sincere best wishes | ||
| for continued success in their worthwhile endeavors; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Frullo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 29 was adopted by the House on June | ||
| 21, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
