| 1 | 1 | | 86R20140 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hunter H.C.R. No. 136 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Texas is ranked among the worst states in the |
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| 7 | 7 | | country for motorists who are injured or killed in alcohol-related |
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| 8 | 8 | | vehicular crashes; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, In 2013, Texas counted more than 1,300 deaths caused |
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| 10 | 10 | | by drunk drivers, the highest number in the nation; this total |
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| 11 | 11 | | reflected almost 40 percent of all traffic deaths in the state, a |
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| 12 | 12 | | 3.6 percent increase over the previous year; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Each year, there are thousands of non-fatal |
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| 14 | 14 | | alcohol-related crashes as well; there were more than 25,000 in |
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| 15 | 15 | | Texas in 2013 alone that involved a driver with a blood alcohol |
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| 16 | 16 | | concentration of .01 or higher; these resulted in nearly 16,000 |
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| 17 | 17 | | injuries; that year, law enforcement officers made almost 100,000 |
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| 18 | 18 | | DWI arrests, resulting in over 71,000 convictions; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The lives and continued well-being of thousands of |
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| 20 | 20 | | Texans are at stake, and it is vital that evidence-based measures be |
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| 21 | 21 | | taken to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related crashes; now, |
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| 22 | 22 | | therefore, be it |
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| 23 | 23 | | RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 24 | 24 | | hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House |
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| 25 | 25 | | of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding |
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| 26 | 26 | | driving while intoxicated and driving under the influence |
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| 27 | 27 | | incidents, including examination of mortality rates, accidents, |
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| 28 | 28 | | rates of intoxication, and the effectiveness of increased penalties |
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| 29 | 29 | | for DWI/DUI offenses; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That a full report, including findings and |
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| 31 | 31 | | recommendations, be submitted to the 87th Texas Legislature before |
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| 32 | 32 | | it convenes in January 2021. |
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