82R25177 MGR-D
By: Perry H.R. No. 1739
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Texas Dispute Resolution System celebrated its
25th anniversary in 2010; and
WHEREAS, Created in 1985 by Lubbock County, the Texas Dispute
Resolution System is the most active statewide public Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR) provider; Alternative Dispute Resolution
refers to the use of a trained and neutral third party to formulate
a viable solution to a problem; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Dispute Resolution System operates four
distinct programs: the Dispute Resolution Training Institute,
which has provided ADR training and continuing education workshops
to more than 1,000 trainees, the South Plains ADR System, which
handles thousands of mediation activities each year for 10
counties, the Domestic Relations Office, which offers
family-related mediation services, and Texas Rural Mediation
Services, which addresses disputes between consumers and various
USDA agencies, as well as other issues affecting rural Texans,
including estate settlement, land boundaries, crop insurance, and
compliance with farm programs; and
WHEREAS, The governor designated Lubbock County as the
state-certified mediation program to mediate USDA disputes in Texas
through the Texas Dispute Resolution System; and
WHEREAS, D. Gene Valentini played an instrumental role in the
establishment of the Texas Dispute Resolution System; he became the
system's director in 1988, and he continues to lead the program
today as the most tenured director of any ADR system in Texas
created under Chapter 152 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies
Code; and
WHEREAS, The commissioners court and the board of judges of
Lubbock County have supported the growth of the Texas Dispute
Resolution System; and
WHEREAS, For a quarter of a century, the Texas Dispute
Resolution System has upheld its mission to provide an effective
alternate resource for the resolution of disputes while saving
taxpayers millions of dollars, and the program is indeed worthy of
commendation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize the Texas Dispute Resolution System on
its 25th anniversary 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 the Texas Dispute Resolution System as an expression
of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.