| 1 | 1 | | 87R12690 BPG-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hunter H.C.R. No. 59 |
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| 5 | 5 | | CONCURRENT RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Nearly 200,000 domestic violence incidents were |
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| 7 | 7 | | reported to the Texas Department of Public Safety in 2015 alone; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Texas Council on Family Violence has estimated |
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| 9 | 9 | | that one in three Texans will be a victim over the course of their |
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| 10 | 10 | | lifetime; such violence affects people of all ages and backgrounds, |
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| 11 | 11 | | but over 70 percent of victims are women; in Texas, 158 women were |
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| 12 | 12 | | killed by an intimate partner in 2015, and of those, 108 were |
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| 13 | 13 | | mothers, who left 281 children behind; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Physical injuries are not the only effects of family |
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| 15 | 15 | | violence; many victims suffer from anxiety, depression, and low |
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| 16 | 16 | | self-esteem, and they may lean on drugs or alcohol in an attempt to |
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| 17 | 17 | | cope; victims may also suffer economically, missing work or losing |
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| 18 | 18 | | jobs because of violence or the threat of violence; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Children who are victims or witnesses of domestic |
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| 20 | 20 | | violence suffer in many ways, and they may experience a range of |
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| 21 | 21 | | responses, from anger or fear to an inability to sleep; some are |
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| 22 | 22 | | plagued by long-term emotional effects that can lead to substance |
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| 23 | 23 | | abuse, unhealthy adult relationships, reduced social and academic |
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| 24 | 24 | | skills, and increased risk of suicide; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The societal ills caused by domestic violence are |
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| 26 | 26 | | manifold, and reducing its occurrence is a matter of vital concern |
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| 27 | 27 | | to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the 87th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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| 29 | 29 | | hereby request the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the House |
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| 30 | 30 | | of Representatives to provide for a joint interim study regarding |
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| 31 | 31 | | domestic violence; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That a full report, including findings and |
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| 33 | 33 | | recommendations, be submitted to the 88th Texas Legislature before |
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| 34 | 34 | | it convenes in January 2023. |
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