81R5404 JNC-D
By: Herrero H.R. No. 239
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature are
visiting the State Capitol on February 10, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Designed as a model legislature for senior citizens,
the first Silver-Haired Legislature was organized in Missouri in
1973, and since that time a number of states have established
similar programs; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Silver-Haired Legislature was created in
1985 with the assistance of enabling legislation passed during the
69th Texas Legislature, and its inaugural session was gaveled to
order in September 1986; the Silver-Haired Legislature serves as a
means of informing older Texans about the legislative process and
provides a forum where they can discuss issues particularly
affecting senior citizens; and
WHEREAS, Included among the visiting delegation is Billie
Erwin, a leader in the group's Coastal Bend district; this notable
Texan has served her fellow members with distinction on the
Executive and Election & Credentials Committees and as vice chair
of the Retirement & Aging Committee; and
WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Texans participating in
the Silver-Haired Legislature have rendered exemplary service to
their fellow citizens through their thoughtful, insightful
engagement in a wide array of public policy issues, and this program
is indeed deserving of recognition and commendation for its
contributions to the quality of life in the Lone Star State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature welcome the members of the Texas Silver-Haired
Legislature to the State Capitol and commend them for their efforts
in behalf of senior citizens throughout the Lone Star State; 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.