83S20441 JGH-D
By: Alonzo H.R. No. 105
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Citizens of Irving 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 Irving 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 Irving 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 Irving as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.