SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 311
WHEREAS, The volunteers, staff, and board members who make
up the Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates network are
gathering in Austin on March 27, 2025, for CASA Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, Texas CASA is part of a national volunteer
movement that began in 1977 and enlists local community
volunteers to support children and families involved in the
foster care system; beginning in 1979 with the first CASA program
in Dallas, and followed by the formation of Texas CASA in 1989,
judges and communities across the state have worked to expand
CASA's services; and
WHEREAS, Providing 74 local programs in 220 of the state's
254 counties, Texas CASA has grown to become one of the largest
such programs in the nation; through their advocacy efforts in
the 2024 fiscal year, CASA volunteers made a difference for
nearly 18,000 youth by helping to build family connections and
working to address each child's mental, medical, and educational
needs during their time in foster care; and
WHEREAS, CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge to
provide valuable information and to make informed
recommendations to courts that serve the best interests of each
child; and
WHEREAS, The CASA network in Texas is dedicated to
expanding to reach more children and families while continuously
growing in knowledge and practice; these efforts ensure that CASA
serves as informed, collaborative partners in an ever-evolving
system of care that provides the best possible advocacy and
support; and
WHEREAS, All those associated with CASA are truly
deserving of recognition for their important work and service to
the State of Texas, its courts, its children, and its families;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby recognize March 27, 2025, as CASA Day at the
State Capitol and commend the organization for its diligent
efforts to aid abused and neglected children in the State of
Texas; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for CASA as an expression of high regard from the Texas
Senate.
Parker
Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
Birdwell Hancock Paxton Birdwell Hancock Paxton
Birdwell Hancock Paxton
Blanco Huffman Schwertner Blanco Huffman Schwertner
Blanco Huffman Schwertner
Cook Menéndez West Cook Menéndez West
Cook Menéndez West
Eckhardt Zaffirini Eckhardt Zaffirini
Eckhardt Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 27, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Gutierrez Nichols
Birdwell Hancock Paxton
Blanco Huffman Schwertner
Cook Menéndez West
Eckhardt Zaffirini