Bill Text: TX HR715 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the fifth anniversary of Raising the Bridge in Mesquite.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-04-27 - Reported enrolled [HR715 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR715-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 715 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Raising the Bridge, a nonprofit organization | ||
| dedicated to providing guidance and support to at-risk youth, is | ||
| celebrating its fifth anniversary on June 2, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 2016 in Mesquite, Raising the Bridge | ||
| serves children who are ages 12 to 18 by offering a number of | ||
| mentoring, athletic, and sustainable life skills programs, as well | ||
| as a community garden that helps rehabilitate youth who are | ||
| involved in the juvenile justice system; moreover, the organization | ||
| has implemented a capital campaign to support the development of | ||
| the Raising the Bridge Youth Center, which allocates space for | ||
| various recreational activities, community involvement | ||
| opportunities, and programs to assist homeless youth, such as a | ||
| food pantry and clothing closet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Drawing on the efforts of numerous staff members and | ||
| volunteers, Raising the Bridge has helped improve the lives of | ||
| countless teenagers in Mesquite and the surrounding area; the | ||
| organization is skillfully led by its chief executive officer and | ||
| executive director, Andrew Morris, who established Raising the | ||
| Bridge after facing challenges in his own life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their outstanding work to help youth reach | ||
| their full potential, the dedicated staff and volunteers of Raising | ||
| the Bridge have made their communities stronger and safer, and they | ||
| are indeed deserving of special recognition for their | ||
| contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby honor Raising the Bridge on the occasion of its | ||
| fifth anniversary and extend to all those involved with the | ||
| organization sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Neave | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 715 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 23, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
