| 1 | 1 | | H.C.R. No. 36 |
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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Denton County communities and organizations |
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| 6 | 6 | | rendered invaluable aid to countless individuals in the aftermath |
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| 7 | 7 | | of Hurricane Ike; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Denton County Hurricane Task Force was activated |
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| 9 | 9 | | and deployed to the Gulf Coast on September 13, 2008; participants |
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| 10 | 10 | | included the Denton County Sheriff's Office, Denton County |
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| 11 | 11 | | Emergency Services, the City of Lewisville, the City of Highland |
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| 12 | 12 | | Village, the City of Denton, the City of Little Elm, the City of |
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| 13 | 13 | | Frisco, the City of Carrollton, the City of Pilot Point, the Town of |
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| 14 | 14 | | Double Oak, the Town of Flower Mound, the Town of Coppell, and Lake |
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| 15 | 15 | | Cities; in addition, first responders from the City of The Colony, |
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| 16 | 16 | | the City of Denton, and Denton County deployed early on September 9, |
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| 17 | 17 | | 2008, to help with search and rescue preparation efforts; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The county further contributed to the state's |
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| 19 | 19 | | request for assistance by welcoming several hundred evacuees to |
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| 20 | 20 | | shelters in Carrollton, Lewisville, Corinth, and Denton, as well as |
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| 21 | 21 | | to three county sites, and Denton Municipal Electric helped with |
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| 22 | 22 | | the restoration of electric power in Liberty; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Many local organizations also gave generously of |
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| 24 | 24 | | their time and resources, among them the Denton County Medical |
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| 25 | 25 | | Reserve Corps, the Denton County Community Emergency Response Team, |
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| 26 | 26 | | the Denton County Amateur Radio Emergency Service, the Denton |
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| 27 | 27 | | County Volunteer Organizations Aiding in Disasters, Camp Copass, |
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| 28 | 28 | | First Baptist Church in Denton, Crosspointe, First Baptist Church |
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| 29 | 29 | | in Lewisville, Village Church, Highland Baptist Church, the Dallas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Area Red Cross--Denton Branch, and the University of North Texas; |
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| 31 | 31 | | and |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, Times of great crisis often inspire noble actions, |
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| 33 | 33 | | and Hurricane Ike proved to be no exception, as evidenced by the |
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| 34 | 34 | | extraordinary relief efforts of communities and organizations in |
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| 35 | 35 | | Denton County; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | hereby commend all those in Denton County who participated in the |
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| 38 | 38 | | emergency response to Hurricane Ike and extend to them sincere |
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| 39 | 39 | | gratitude for their hard work and dedication. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Solomons |
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| 41 | 41 | | Crownover |
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| 42 | 42 | | Parker |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 46 | 46 | | 5, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.C.R. No. 36 was adopted by the Senate on |
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| 50 | 50 | | March 18, 2009, by a viva-voce vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 53 | 53 | | APPROVED: __________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Date |
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| 55 | 55 | | __________________ |
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| 56 | 56 | | Governor |
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