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1		-	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 311
2		-	WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make
3		-	up the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are
4		-	gathering in Austin on March 27, 2025, for CASA Day at the State
5		-	Capitol; and
6		-	WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer
7		-	movement that began in 1977 and enlists local community
8		-	volunteers to support children and families involved in the
9		-	foster care system; beginning in 1979 with the first CASA program
10		-	in Dallas, and followed by the formation of Texas CASA in 1989,
11		-	judges and communities across the state have worked to expand
12		-	CASA's services; and
13		-	WHEREAS, Providing 74 local programs in 220 of the state's
14		-	254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest
15		-	such programs in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in
16		-	the 2024 fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for
17		-	nearly 18,000 youth by helping to build family connections and
18		-	working to address each child's mental, medical, and educational
19		-	needs during their time in foster care; and
20		-	WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to
21		-	provide valuable information and to make informed
22		-	recommendations to courts that serve the best interests of each
23		-	child; and
24		-	WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas is dedicated to
25		-	expanding to reach more children and families while continuously
26		-	growing in knowledge and practice; these efforts ensure that CASA
27		-	serves as informed, collaborative partners in an ever-evolving
28		-	system of care that provides the best possible advocacy and
29		-	support; and
30		-	WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly
31		-	deserving of recognition for their important work and service to
32		-	the State of Texas, its courts, its children, and its families;
33		-	now, therefore, be it
34		-	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
35		-	Legislature, hereby recognize March 27, 2025, as CASA Day at the
36		-	State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent
37		-	efforts to aid abused and neglected children in the State of
38		-	Texas; and, be it further
39		-	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
40		-	prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard from the Texas
41		-	Senate.
42		-	Parker
43		-	Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
44		-	Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
45		-	Birdwell Hancock Paxton Birdwell Hancock Paxton
46		-	Birdwell Hancock Paxton
47		-	Blanco Huffman Schwertner Blanco Huffman Schwertner
48		-	Blanco Huffman Schwertner
49		-	Cook Menéndez West Cook Menéndez West
50		-	Cook Menéndez West
51		-	Eckhardt Zaffirini Eckhardt Zaffirini
52		-	Eckhardt Zaffirini
53		-	Patrick, President of the Senate
54		-	________________________________
55		-	President of the Senate
56		-	I hereby certify that the
57		-	above Resolution was adopted by
58		-	the Senate on March 27, 2025.
59		-	________________________________
60		-	Secretary of the Senate
61		-	________________________________
62		-	Member, Texas Senate
	1	+	89R17207 CW-D
	2	+	By: Parker, et al. S.R. No. 311
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66		-	Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
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70		-	Birdwell Hancock Paxton
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74		-	Blanco Huffman Schwertner
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78		-	Cook Menéndez West
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82		-	Eckhardt Zaffirini
	7	+	R E S O L U T I O N
	8	+	WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make up
	9	+	the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are gathering
	10	+	in Austin on March 27, 2025, for CASA Day at the State Capitol; and
	11	+	WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer movement
	12	+	that began in 1977 and enlists local community volunteers to
	13	+	support children and families involved in the foster care system;
	14	+	beginning in 1979 with the first CASA program in Dallas, and
	15	+	followed by the formation of Texas CASA in 1989, judges and
	16	+	communities across the state have worked to expand CASA's services;
	17	+	and
	18	+	WHEREAS, Providing 74 local programs in 220 of the state's
	19	+	254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest such
	20	+	programs in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in the 2024
	21	+	fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for nearly 18,000
	22	+	youth by helping to build family connections and working to address
	23	+	each child's mental, medical, and educational needs during their
	24	+	time in foster care; and
	25	+	WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to provide
	26	+	valuable information and to make informed recommendations to courts
	27	+	that serve the best interests of each child; and
	28	+	WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas is dedicated to expanding
	29	+	to reach more children and families while continuously growing in
	30	+	knowledge and practice; these efforts ensure that CASA serves as
	31	+	informed, collaborative partners in an ever-evolving system of care
	32	+	that provides the best possible advocacy and support; and
	33	+	WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly deserving
	34	+	of recognition for their important work and service to the State of
	35	+	Texas, its courts, its children, and its families; now, therefore,
	36	+	be it
	37	+	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	38	+	hereby recognize March 27, 2025, as CASA Day at the State Capitol
	39	+	and commend the organization for its diligent efforts to aid abused
	40	+	and neglected children in the State of Texas; and, be it further
	41	+	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	42	+	prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard by the Texas
	43	+	Senate.