Bill Text: TX HR324 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Candy Gibbs on her three decades of service to Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs in Amarillo.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-19 - Filed [HR324 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-HR324-Introduced.html
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| By: Fairly | H.R. No. 324 | |
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| WHEREAS, Candy Gibbs has distinguished herself during her 30 | ||
| years of dedicated service with Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and | ||
| Mentoring Programs in Amarillo; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established in 1987, Hope Choice provides support | ||
| and mentorship to women who are experiencing an unplanned | ||
| pregnancy; Mrs. Gibbs joined the organization as a receptionist in | ||
| 1995, and she currently serves as its executive director; over the | ||
| years, she has helped thousands of women to choose options other | ||
| than abortion, and during her tenure with Hope Choice, the centers | ||
| have served more than 200,000 clients in total; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Gibbs has spearheaded the development and | ||
| implementation of seven mentoring programs, including four | ||
| faith-based initiatives, two youth programs, and a college | ||
| ministry; she has also authored two parenting books as well as a | ||
| mentoring curriculum, and in 2020, she established Rise Camp for | ||
| students in the Panhandle; under her able leadership, Hope Choice | ||
| has grown to include five centers; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Candy Gibbs has played an instrumental role in | ||
| advancing the mission of the Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and | ||
| Mentoring Programs, and she is indeed deserving of recognition for | ||
| her outstanding record of achievement; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Candy Gibbs on her three decades of | ||
| service to Hope Choice Pregnancy Centers and Mentoring Programs and | ||
| extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Gibbs as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
