Bill Text: TX SR75 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Introduced

Texas Senate Resolution 75

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Bill Title: Recognizing February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2025-02-12 - Reported enrolled [SR75 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SR75-Introduced.html



	By: Blanco	S.R. No. 75



	SENATE RESOLUTION
	WHEREAS, Communities across the state and around the
	country are observing Teen Dating Violence Awareness and
	Prevention Month in February 2025; and
	WHEREAS, The event's history dates back to 2006, when
	Congress established National Teen Dating Violence Prevention
	and Awareness Week, which took place the first full week of
	February; in 2010, the initiative was expanded to encompass the
	entire month, and it was officially recognized by the White House
	three years later; the observance serves to remind Americans of
	the danger and prevalence of violence in teen dating
	relationships; and
	WHEREAS, Teen dating violence includes psychological
	aggression, stalking, and physical and sexual abuse; surveys
	have found that approximately 1 in 12 high school students have
	experienced physical or sexual dating violence; and
	WHEREAS, Unhealthy and abusive relationships can have
	lasting consequences on developing youth; victims of teen dating
	violence are more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety,
	engage in drug and alcohol abuse, drop out of school, exhibit
	antisocial behaviors, and think about suicide; in addition,
	violence in adolescent relationships leads to a higher risk of
	violence perpetration and victimization later in life; and
	WHEREAS, Vigilance against teen dating violence is crucial
	to the safety and well-being of Texas youth, and this observance
	provides an opportunity to support the survivors of teen dating
	violence and to assist parents and caregivers in their education
	and prevention efforts; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature
	hereby recognize February 2025 as Teen Dating Violence Awareness
	and Prevention Month and urge all Texans to learn more about this
	critical issue.