H.R. No. 104
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens of Grand Prairie are coming together to
take part in the annual National Night Out on October 1, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Introduced in 1984, National Night Out is sponsored
by the National Association of Town Watch, a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the development and promotion of crime prevention
programs; more than 37 million people in 15,000 communities across
the United States and Canada now participate in the event; and
WHEREAS, Commemorated through neighborhood gatherings,
cookouts, parades, flashlight walks, and other activities, the
National Night Out helps to build community cohesiveness,
strengthen relations between residents and local police, and
increase awareness of anticrime strategies, while sending a message
of solidarity to would-be criminals; and
WHEREAS, The importance of crime prevention cannot be
overstated, and by taking part in National Night Out observances,
the residents of Grand Prairie are affirming their commitment to
making their community stronger and safer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 2013
National Night Out in Grand Prairie and extend to its participants
and sponsors sincere best wishes for a meaningful and memorable
event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the city of Grand Prairie as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Alonzo
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 104 was adopted by the House on July
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House