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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, In late April 2021, the State of Texas reached a |
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| 6 | 7 | | sobering milestone when it surpassed 50,000 deaths of its citizens |
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| 7 | 8 | | from COVID-19; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The state's death toll, out of more than two million |
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| 9 | 10 | | recorded cases, is the third-highest in the nation; since the first |
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| 10 | 11 | | death from the disease was reported in Matagorda County on March 16, |
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| 11 | 12 | | 2020, our state has battled several devastating surges in cases, |
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| 12 | 13 | | particularly in the early summer months and in the months |
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| 13 | 14 | | surrounding the holiday season; on November 13, 2020, Texas for the |
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| 14 | 15 | | first time exceeded one million confirmed cases, and on January 11, |
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| 15 | 16 | | 2021, a record of over 14,000 Texans were hospitalized due to |
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| 16 | 17 | | COVID-19; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, The majority of deaths from COVID-19 have occurred |
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| 18 | 19 | | in hospitals, where terminally ill patients have suffered in |
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| 19 | 20 | | isolation from their loved ones; despite heroic efforts on the part |
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| 20 | 21 | | of nurses, physicians, and other health care workers, far too many |
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| 21 | 22 | | Texas families have dealt with the grief and heartbreak of losing |
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| 22 | 23 | | someone to COVID-19; those who perished have included fathers and |
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| 23 | 24 | | mothers, brothers and sisters, grandparents and |
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| 24 | 25 | | great-grandparents, children, and friends, whose deaths have left a |
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| 25 | 26 | | tremendous void in their communities and in the lives of those who |
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| 26 | 27 | | knew them; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Although our state's death toll is a grim reflection |
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| 28 | 29 | | of the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, it cannot adequately convey |
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| 29 | 30 | | the full human impact of this tragedy, and it is fitting that we |
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| 30 | 31 | | honor the memories of those Texans who are no longer with us as we |
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| 31 | 32 | | express our sympathy toward those who are rebuilding their lives in |
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| 32 | 33 | | their absence; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature hereby pay tribute to the more than 50,000 people who |
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| 35 | 36 | | died from COVID-19 in the State of Texas and extend heartfelt |
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| 36 | 37 | | condolences to their surviving families and friends. |
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