SR311 - Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day.

          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   Birdwell Hancock Paxton   Blanco Huffman Schwertner   Cook Menéndez West   Eckhardt Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on March 27, 2025.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate