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1	1	H.C.R. No. 63
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4	4	HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
5	5	WHEREAS, Throughout her life, Laura Bush has combined a
6	6	gentle graciousness and elegance with a passion for causes of the
7	7	most fundamental importance, and her fellow Texans are proud to
8	8	claim her as one of their own; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born and raised in Midland, the former Laura Lane
10	10	Welch graduated with a degree in education from Southern Methodist
11	11	University in 1968 and earned a master of library science degree
12	12	from The University of Texas at Austin in 1973; she worked as a
13	13	teacher and librarian in Dallas, Houston, and Austin before
14	14	marrying George W. Bush in Midland in 1977; and
15	15	WHEREAS, Keenly aware that an ability to read is vital to a
16	16	child's ability to learn, Mrs. Bush launched major initiatives to
17	17	promote literacy skills among children, especially those from
18	18	disadvantaged backgrounds, after becoming the First Lady of Texas
19	19	in 1995; in related undertakings, she introduced programs to foster
20	20	parenting skills and encourage communities to develop family
21	21	literacy programs; she was also instrumental in founding the Texas
22	22	Book Festival, which premiered in 1996; a fund-raiser for Texas
23	23	public libraries, the gathering now ranks as one of the foremost
24	24	literary festivals in the country; and
25	25	WHEREAS, While living in the Governor's Mansion, Mrs. Bush
26	26	additionally advocated for breast cancer and Alzheimer's awareness
27	27	and research; she also opened several Rainbow Rooms, which provide
28	28	emergency supplies for abused and neglected children, and she
29	29	promoted a private-sector effort to provide additional resources to
30	30	caseworkers with Child Protective Services; and
31	31	WHEREAS, With her husband's swearing in as the 43rd president
32	32	of the United States in January 2001, Mrs. Bush immediately began
33	33	work; before the year was out, she had hosted, with sponsorship from
34	34	the Library of Congress, the first National Book Festival; since
35	35	its inception, attendance at that event has risen from
36	36	approximately 30,000 to more than 120,000; in November 2001,
37	37	Mrs. Bush also hosted the inaugural White House Salute to America's
38	38	Authors; and
39	39	WHEREAS, During her husband's presidency, Mrs. Bush
40	40	supported an array of programs intended to ensure that all young
41	41	children are ready to read and learn when they enter school and that
42	42	they have qualified, well-trained teachers, especially in the
43	43	poorest neighborhoods; she hosted two White House summits in
44	44	connection with that initiative, as well as White House Conferences
45	45	on School Libraries and Global Literacy, and she championed
46	46	legislation to address a national shortage of librarians; in 2003,
47	47	she was named an Honorary Ambassador for the United Nations Decade
48	48	of Literacy; and
49	49	WHEREAS, In conjunction with her Women's Health and Wellness
50	50	Initiative, Mrs. Bush served as national ambassador for the Heart
51	51	Truth campaign to raise awareness about heart disease among women,
52	52	and she worked closely with the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast
53	53	cancer awareness and research campaign; and
54	54	WHEREAS, Mrs. Bush made numerous goodwill trips abroad,
55	55	including several to Africa, during which she promoted HIV/AIDS and
56	56	malaria awareness; she has advocated for women's rights in the
57	57	Middle East and has spoken out forcefully in support of the
58	58	pro-democracy movement in Myanmar; and
59	59	WHEREAS, Among the many honors she has received have been
60	60	awards from the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, the
61	61	Kuwait-America Foundation, the American Library Association,
62	62	Vanderbilt University, and Christian Freedom International; and
63	63	WHEREAS, Mrs. Bush is the mother of twin daughters, Jenna and
64	64	Barbara, who graduated in 2004 from UT-Austin and Yale University,
65	65	respectively, and she and President Bush have recently welcomed a
66	66	son-in-law, Jenna's husband, Henry Hager, into the family; and
67	67	WHEREAS, Through the years, Americans and people the world
68	68	over have come to know Laura Bush as a devoted wife, loving mother,
69	69	and deeply engaged citizen and humanitarian, and in both Austin and
70	70	the nation's capital, she leaves behind an inspiring legacy in her
71	71	role as First Lady; now, therefore, be it
72	72	RESOLVED, That the 81st Legislature of the State of Texas
73	73	hereby warmly welcome Laura Bush back to Texas and extend to her its
74	74	deep gratitude for her exceptional public service; and, be it
75	75	further
76	76	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
77	77	prepared for Mrs. Bush as an expression of high regard by the Texas
78	78	House of Representatives and Senate.
79	79	Anderson
80	80	Miller of Erath
81	81	______________________________ ______________________________
82	82	President of the Senate Speaker of the House
83	83	I certify that H.C.R. No. 63 was adopted by the House on March
84	84	12, 2009, by a non-record vote.
85	85	______________________________
86	86	Chief Clerk of the House
87	87	I certify that H.C.R. No. 63 was adopted by the Senate on May
88	88	19, 2009, by a viva-voce vote.
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90	90	Secretary of the Senate
91	91	APPROVED: __________________
92	92	Date
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94	94	Governor