2025S0344-1 04/22/25
By: Hancock, et al. S.R. No. 465
SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize April 29, 2025 as Donate Life Texas Day at the State
Capitol; and
WHEREAS, National Donate Life Month is observed each April
to celebrate the incredible individuals who have benevolently
given the gift of life through eye, organ, and tissue donations
and to raise awareness of the vital need for registered donors in
our state and nation; and
WHEREAS, A single organ donor can save up to eight lives,
and tissue and corneal transplants from one individual have the
potential to restore the health of up to 75 people; and
WHEREAS, Although there are more than 10,000 people of all
ages and backgrounds currently awaiting a lifesaving organ
transplant in Texas, the demand for donations vastly exceeds the
number of available donors; more than 90 percent of Americans
support organ donation, yet only approximately 60 percent of
eligible Texans are currently registered as donors; and
WHEREAS, Established in 2003 by Donate Life America and
its partnering organizations, National Donate Life Month
coincides with a host of local, regional, and national events and
activities to help encourage Americans to register as organ
donors; and
WHEREAS, Efforts to expand organ donation and to honor the
wishes of potential donors continue across Texas, and by taking
simple steps to register as an organ donor, each Texan has the
opportunity to help those in need and to be part of a solution
that saves lives and helps to decrease the vast number of
individuals and families awaiting the lifesaving medical
treatments available through organ donation; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby recognize April 29, 2025, as Donate Life
Texas Day and commend all who are working to promote organ, eye,
and tissue donation and all who have already registered as donors
in the Lone Star State; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this occasion.