82R9675 MGR-D By: Carter H.R. No. 536 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas are gathering at the State Capitol on February 23, 2011; and WHEREAS, Chartered in 1944, the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas is a nonprofit organization focused on uniting Dallas area builders and educating its members and area citizens on the issues faced by the industry; in addition, the association works to enhance the public image of the home building trade through training and the promotion of ethical and professional standards; and WHEREAS, Builder members of the HBA of Greater Dallas specialize in single-family and multifamily unit construction, land development, remodeling, and rehabilitation, while associate members are companies and individuals who provide materials, products, financing, and services such as subcontracting to builders and developers; the association retains a professional staff to conduct community relations, governmental affairs, educational outreach, and other programs; moreover, the group gives back to its fellow citizens through HomeAid/Home Builders Care, a charitable enterprise that recently completed an expansion of The Family Place shelter in Dallas that serves victims of abuse; and WHEREAS, By joining forces to help strengthen their industry, the members of the Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas are contributing to economic prosperity in North Texas while also assisting worthwhile community causes, and their work is indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2011, as Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas Day at the State Capitol and extend to the organization's members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.