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| 2 | 2 | | By: Hinojosa H.R. No. 813 |
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| 7 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is |
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| 9 | 9 | | celebrating its 20th anniversary on September 23, 2025, with the |
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| 10 | 10 | | organization's annual fundraiser, HAAM Day; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Founded in 2005 by Robin Shivers, HAAM provides |
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| 12 | 12 | | access to affordable health care for low-income, uninsured and |
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| 13 | 13 | | underinsured working musicians, DJs, and music teachers in Travis |
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| 14 | 14 | | County and surrounding areas; these services include doctor visits, |
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| 15 | 15 | | prescriptions, routine dental work, psychiatric counseling, eye |
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| 16 | 16 | | exams, outpatient procedures, specialist referrals, and hearing |
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| 17 | 17 | | screenings; over the years, the organization has served nearly |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7,000 people and connected musicians to more than $191 million in |
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| 19 | 19 | | health care services, and today, over 90 percent of its members have |
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| 20 | 20 | | obtained health insurance through HAAM Open Enrollment; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, In 2023, HAAM opened a headquarters in South Central |
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| 22 | 22 | | Austin that encompasses hearing screening rooms, spaces to host |
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| 23 | 23 | | educational workshops and networking events, a stage for live |
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| 24 | 24 | | performances, and a musician resource center with computers, |
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| 25 | 25 | | printers, and high-speed Internet access; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Each year, the nonprofit holds HAAM Day, a |
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| 27 | 27 | | celebration that features performances at multiple venues in the |
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| 28 | 28 | | greater Austin area; the event raises hundreds of thousands of |
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| 29 | 29 | | dollars, and local restaurants, bars, and shops pledge a percentage |
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| 30 | 30 | | of sales to benefit the group; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, For two decades, HAAM has provided affordable health |
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| 32 | 32 | | care assistance to the working artists that make Austin the "Live |
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| 33 | 33 | | Music Capital of the World," and this milestone represents a |
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| 34 | 34 | | fitting opportunity to recognize the organization's worthy |
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| 35 | 35 | | mission; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby honor the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians |
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| 38 | 38 | | on its 20th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 39 | 39 | | group sincere best wishes for continued success with their |
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| 40 | 40 | | important work; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for HAAM as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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| 43 | 43 | | of Representatives. |
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