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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Teen and Police Service Academy of Houston is |
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| 8 | 9 | | making a positive difference in the lives of young citizens; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Dedicated to reducing the social distance between |
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| 10 | 11 | | youth and law enforcement personnel, TAPS Academy promotes |
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| 11 | 12 | | interaction and discussion between teenagers and police mentors; |
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| 12 | 13 | | and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Student participants enhance their decision-making |
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| 14 | 15 | | skills and earn course credit during the 17-week TAPS Academy |
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| 15 | 16 | | program, which addresses a variety of important topics, including |
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| 16 | 17 | | conflict resolution, truancy, drugs and alcohol, and crime |
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| 17 | 18 | | prevention; moreover, the organization offers several other |
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| 18 | 19 | | initiatives, including the Texas Education Agency-accredited |
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| 19 | 20 | | TEENPOL program, TAPS Ambassadors, the Summer Youth Leadership |
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| 20 | 21 | | Institute, and the Texas Traffic Stop Training course; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, By encouraging understanding between young people |
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| 22 | 23 | | and law enforcement professionals, the TAPS Academy of Houston is |
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| 23 | 24 | | helping to shape a brighter future for area residents, and it is |
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| 24 | 25 | | indeed deserving of recognition for its efforts; now, therefore, be |
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| 25 | 26 | | it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby commend the Teen and Police Service Academy of |
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| 28 | 29 | | Houston for its contributions to the community and extend to all |
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| 29 | 30 | | involved with the organization sincere best wishes for the future; |
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| 30 | 31 | | and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for TAPS Academy of Houston as an expression of high regard |
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| 33 | 34 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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