H.R. No. 1400

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Staff members of the Travis County Mental Health
	Public Defender office are observing the 10th anniversary of its
	establishment in 2017; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in April 2007, the Travis County MHPD was
	the nation's first stand-alone public defender's office dedicated
	to serving clients with mental health issues; and
	WHEREAS, Originally established with a grant from the Texas
	Indigent Defense Commission, the MHPD represents indigent
	individuals who have been charged with a misdemeanor in Travis
	County and who have been diagnosed with a mental illness such as
	schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depression, or
	schizoaffective disorder; and
	WHEREAS, The MHPD is staffed with specially trained
	attorneys, social workers, case workers, and support staff, all of
	whom are dedicated public servants tasked with providing legal
	representation and case management for their clients; the office
	has grown in size and scope since it was founded, and it continues
	to provide crucial and innovative services to the community; and
	WHEREAS, Under the leadership of director Melissa McRoy
	Shearer, the men and women of the Travis County MHPD advocate
	tirelessly for their clients, working to ensure that their rights
	are upheld and that they are treated with dignity and respect; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Travis
	County Mental Health Public Defender office and extend to its staff
	sincere best wishes for continued success in their important work;
	and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the Travis County MHPD office as an expression of high
	regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
	Hinojosa
	Workman
	Rodriguez of Travis
	Howard
	Israel
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 1400 was adopted by the House on April
	26, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House