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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Beverly Watts Davis, the chief operating officer of |
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| 6 | 7 | | the WestCare Foundation, has greatly benefited the San Antonio |
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| 7 | 8 | | community through the time and energy she has dedicated to many |
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| 8 | 9 | | worthy causes; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Since beginning operations in Texas in 2016, the |
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| 10 | 11 | | WestCare Foundation has worked to address urgent community issues |
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| 11 | 12 | | with an emphasis on improving behavioral health and reducing |
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| 12 | 13 | | trauma; the foundation has sponsored programs focused on enhancing |
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| 13 | 14 | | community-police relations, promoting the development of healthy |
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| 14 | 15 | | coping skills in at-risk youth, assisting victims of crime, and |
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| 15 | 16 | | providing support to grandparents who are raising their |
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| 16 | 17 | | grandchildren; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In addition to her important work with WestCare, |
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| 18 | 19 | | Ms. Watts Davis currently serves as the program coordinator for the |
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| 19 | 20 | | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration ReCAST |
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| 20 | 21 | | grant for Bexar County, which helps residents access violence |
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| 21 | 22 | | prevention programs and behavioral health services; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Watts Davis has generously given back to her |
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| 23 | 24 | | community in various other leadership positions, including mayoral |
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| 24 | 25 | | appointments to the Police and Community Relations Council and the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Eastpoint Sustainability Committee; she also chairs the board of |
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| 26 | 27 | | directors of Ella Austin Community Center, and she serves on the |
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| 27 | 28 | | City Bond Committee and the United Way Women's Leadership Council; |
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| 28 | 29 | | and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through her exemplary efforts, Beverly Watts Davis |
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| 30 | 31 | | has set an inspiring example of civic engagement, and she has earned |
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| 31 | 32 | | the well-deserved admiration and appreciation of her fellow |
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| 32 | 33 | | citizens; 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 commend Beverly Watts Davis for her service to |
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| 35 | 36 | | the WestCare Foundation and the wider San Antonio community and |
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| 36 | 37 | | extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 39 | | prepared for Ms. Watts Davis as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 40 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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