We believe that the Christian faith is about relationships. It's about our relationship with God and our relationships with each other. In both cases, we believe that Jesus reveals what is essential in all of our relationships. Jesus lived aware of the presence of God and placed his trust in God.
In him, we hear God's invitation to live a relationship of intimacy and fidelity. Jesus welcomed anyone who responded to this invitation. RECEIVED PASTORAL MINISTRY AT SAINT JAMES BAPTIST CHURCH IN ORANGE, TEXAS. JUNE 12TH IS TEXAS WOMEN VETERANS DAY.
ON JUNE 12, 1948, PRESIDENT HARRY S. TRUMAN ENACTED A LAW, THE WOMEN'S ARMED FORCES INTEGRATION ACT, THAT ALLOWS WOMEN TO SERVE AS PERMANENT MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE. WE HAVE MORE THAN 190,000 WOMEN VETERANS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. IS IT RIGHT THAT WE HAVE A GOOD DAY OF COMMEMORATION FOR TEXAS VETERANS, WHICH WE CELEBRATE EVERY YEAR ON JUNE 12TH.
I ALWAYS ASK, WITH ALL MY COLLEAGUES HERE, WITH ALL MY FRIENDS AND SISTERS IN ARMS, WE ARE LESS THAN 10% OF THE VETERAN POPULATION. WE HAVE AROUND 180 MEMBERS AND ATTEND EVENTS. I AM STILL SERVING IN THE VFW POST 9186 ON THE SOUTH SIDE. THEY ASK US THAT THE SOMERSET INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT WON 24 DISTINCTIONS AS A DISTRICT AND WAS ONE OF THE NINE DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF TEXAS THAT IMPROVED IN READING AND MATHEMATICS DURING COVID, WHEN MANY OTHER DISTRICTS WERE LAGGING BEHIND.
I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT DURING THESE 31 YEARS OF EDUCATION AND IT'S A BLESSING TO BE HERE. I LEARNED ABOUT SCLERODERMA WHEN WE MET ON JUNE 11TH. THIS YEAR WILL BE TWO YEARS SINCE HIS DEATH. HE WAS DIAGNOSED IN 1999, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE ONLY APPROXIMATELY, I MEAN, BETWEEN 200 AND 250,000 PEOPLE IN ALL OF THE UNITED STATES WHO HAD THIS DISEASE.
I HAVE LIVED AROUND SAN ANTONIO FOR 31 YEARS. WE CAN ALSO EXTRACT ELEMENT 12 TO CORRECT IT. STEPHEN PRICE, YOU ARE NUMBER 1 FOR TODAY. IT'S A NOTE I SENT EARLIER THIS YEAR, ON JANUARY 24TH, AGAIN, TO SEE IF WE CAN RESCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT WITH COMMISSIONER MOODY.
WE RECEIVED PHONE CALLS FROM ABOUT 30 REPRESENTATIVES WHO COULDN'T BRING FOOD TO THEIR HOUSE. AT THAT TIME, THERE WERE 3000 MEALS FOR THOSE IN NEED. WHAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, IS THAT SO FAR THERE ARE 38 CENTERS LICENSED BY THE ISS IN BEXAR COUNTY, DREAMS FULFILLED THROUGH MUSIC HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THREE OF THESE CENTERS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES FOR 7% OF THE TOTAL NEED. THIS YEAR WE EXPECT TO INCREASE TO 6 OR 14%.
NEARLY 300,000 IMMIGRANTS LIVE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND NEARLY 130,000 CHILDREN IN SAN ANTONIO LIVE WITH AT LEAST ONE IMMIGRANT PARENT. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS CAN BE DISCUSSED AND ACTED UPON ACCORDINGLY IF THEY ARE APPROPRIATE AND OPEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 551,071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE. WELL, WHAT I'M HERE TODAY IS TO ASK, LIKE WHAT JUDGE SAKAI SAID, THAT THE BUDGET IS RUNNING OUT FOR 24 MEMBERS OF THE 40 SPECIALIZED COURTS TO ATTEND THIS NATIONAL CONFERENCE. THE 14 SPECIALIZED COURTS CAME TOGETHER AND FORMED THE COALITION OF SPECIALIZED COURTS IN BEXAR COUNTY.
ALL 14 COURT JUDGES WHO PRESIDE OVER SPECIAL COURTS ARE IN THAT BOOKLET. THIS IS A LARGE SEMINAR, IT IS THE LARGEST OF THE SPECIALTY COURSES, BETWEEN 8 AND 10 000 PEOPLE WILL ATTEND AND, FOR ONCE, BE IN HOUSTON. TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE 14 SPECIALIZED COURTS, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY MORE THAN 280 MEMBERS IN THE TEAM. WE ARE ASKING THE COURT OF COMMISSIONERS TO FUND ONLY 24 MEMBERS.
BUT WE HAVE 120 ACTIVE PARTICIPANTS IN THE VETERANS TREATMENT COURT. THE 200, THE 300 ARE STAFF MEMBERS. BUT THAT FUNDING, AS JUDGE DOMINGUEZ JUST SAID, MAY FUND 4.5 MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM. EACH TEAM OF SPECIALIZED COURTS IS COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 PEOPLE.
THE COALITION REQUESTS THAT WE FUND ANOTHER 24 PEOPLE TO ATTEND THIS CONFERENCE THAT WILL TAKE PLACE IN OUR STATE. THE ONLY COURT THAT YOU 100% FUND IS THE MENTAL HEALTH COURT. IN THE END, THE RESULTING RECOMMENDATION WAS TO BUY A BUILDING THAT WAS IN POLICE STATION ONE ON BARLEY BOULEVARD AND RENOVATE THAT 40,000 SQUARE-FOOT FACILITY FOR THE CRIME LAB ITSELF, RETAIN THE FUNCTION OF MEDICAL EXAMINER ON THE UTAH HEALTH CAMPUS BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT HAS MORE COHERENCE AND CONSISTENCY WITH THOSE OPERATIONS, AND THEN ALLOW THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE TO EXPAND IN THAT CENTER. WE DID A VERY THOROUGH PROGRAMMING EXERCISE IN THE BUILDING IN DISTRICT 4, WHERE WE OBTAINED AN ADJACENCY OF INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR THE COUNTY FOR ABOUT 4.5 YEARS. WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE THAT RESTART DAY BY AT LEAST 30 DAYS. IT'S 30 TO 60 DEAD DAYS PER PERSON IN OUR JAIL, WHERE WE CAN BE PROACTIVE AND MOVE THOSE PEOPLE FASTER. BUT I WOULD ASSUME THAT ANY MINOR CRIME INVOLVING ICE HOLES, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO MANAGE IT FROM DAY ONE, AND WHAT YOU'VE ARGUED IS THAT THOSE ARE THE CASES WHERE YOU COULD PROBABLY MOVE QUICKLY TO THE SYSTEM.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE AT 144 WITH JUDGE MARRY. I UNDERSTAND THAT AFTER THE FOURTH YEAR, WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER TO GO AHEAD WITH THESE COSTS OR NOT, BUT I THINK IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO SOLVE SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS. I KNOW THAT WE ONLY COST 20% IN THE FIRST YEAR, BUT I THINK THAT, AS MANY OF US HAVE MENTIONED HERE, THERE ARE PROBABLY AT LEAST 100 WHO FALL INTO THAT CATEGORY AMONG THE HUNDREDS OF LAWYERS IN THE BAR ASSOCIATION. TWO HUNDRED IS ITS LARGE TRAINING CENTER, 100 IS ITS KITCHEN AND 300 IS ITS MAIN CENTER OF ACCOMMODATION AND ADMISSION FACILITY.
THE PLAN FOR THE NEW BUILDING IS TO BUILD ANOTHER NEW FACILITY WITH NEW INTAKE FUNCTIONS AND NEW HOUSING FUNCTIONS TO INCREASE THAT CAPACITY BY 130 BEDS. WE ISSUED STEP 1 ACCORDING TO YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. ON MARCH 10, WE PUBLISHED A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUEST THROUGH THE PURCHASING AGENT'S OFFICE. WE TRIED PROPOSAL MEETINGS, GRADES ARE DUE ON APRIL 4TH.
WE HAVE 14 OF THESE BEDS THAT ARE ALSO MANAGED THROUGH MED. COM. SO WE HAVE 47 PRIVATE PSYCHIATRIC BEDS CURRENTLY. WHAT WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR NOW IS JUNE 18TH. AFTER THE 18TH, THAT WEEK, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO ELIMINATE THE ITEMS THAT DON'T AFFECT US AND HAVE A FINAL REPORT FOR THE WHOLE COUNTY SOMETIME IN THAT WEEK OF THE 18TH.
THERE IS ALSO FUNDING, AS YOU WILL SEE IN MY REPORT, I WANTED TO MENTION THAT THIS IS NOT NEW FUNDING, BUT YOU WILL SEE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE SP30 WITH THE STATE HOSPITAL, THERE ARE 152.4 MILLION DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE BAND. HHS AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES WILL THEREFORE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION. THERE IS ALSO $15.9 MILLION FOR COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH GRANT PROGRAMS TO ESTABLISH A UNIQUE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. BUT THIS IS ONE WHERE THE STATE TDCJ MUST ENTER AND PICK UP ITS PRISONERS WITHIN 45 DAYS.
IF WE KEEP THEM FOR THOSE 45 DAYS, IT'S ALWAYS OUR FAULT. THERE IS ANOTHER NUANCE IN THE EFFECTIVE DATES, AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, MOST INVOICES TAKE EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 30TH. PASTOR ROB RECEIVED A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION AND RELIGION, AND A MASTER'S DEGREE IN CHRISTIAN MINISTRY FROM WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY. JUDGE, I REQUEST THAT THE SESSION BE ADJOURNED IN HONOR OF MARIA EMERICH, JOHN NOLAN, BARBARA SMITH, THE GREAT JAMES MERRITT, WHO I WILL STOP TO SAY THAT I THINK HAS THE RECORD FOR THE MOST LAWSUITS OR REQUESTS IN THE HISTORY OF BEXAR COUNTY AND I MEAN THAT SERIOUSLY.
THE EXECUTIVE SESSION OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE WILL BE HELD TO CONSULT WITH THE COURT'S ATTORNEY FOR ADVICE ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: A DISCUSSION, APPROPRIATE ACTION RELATED TO PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION, OR OFFERS OF SETTLEMENT IN THE MATTERS OF RENTERIA V. BEXAR COUNTY, FISHER V. BEXAR COUNTY, AND REID V. BEXAR COUNTY.
WE NEED THE VOICES OF THOSE IN BEXAR COUNTY AND SAN ANTONIO TO STAND UP AND PROCLAIM THIS INJUSTICE, BECAUSE ALL IT TAKES FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH OVER EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING. SAVES THE DELAY OF ASKING THE COURT FOR MORE TIME TO REINSTATE IMMIGRATION COUNSELING, SPECIFICALLY FOR PEOPLE DETAINED BY ICE, FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE IN BEXAR COUNTY CUSTODY. SO THERE'S NO DISRUPTION TO SERVICES, BUT WE'RE ALREADY WORKING ON HOW TO CREATE A MODEL THAT'S UNIQUE TO BCSO AND BEXAR COUNTY TO SERVE PEOPLE IN THE COUNTY AREA. FROM NOW ON, I'D APPRECIATE EVERYONE BEING MORE AWARE OF THAT BECAUSE THE DEPARTMENTS, HE'S THE FACILITIES MANAGER FOR BEXAR COUNTY, TWO FROM THERE, TWO FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICE.
WE ASK THAT BEXAR COUNTY SIMPLY CHANGE ITS PORCH LIGHT TO A PURPLE BULB OR TO DECORATE ITS PORCH WITH A PURPLE CROWN TO EXPRESS ITS SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHOEVER CONTACTS US, NO MATTER HOW THE MONEY IS TRANSFERRED TO WHOEVER GOES TO WORK, THAT THOSE INDIVIDUAL METROHEALTH EMPLOYEES UNDERSTAND THAT BEXAR COUNTY, WHICH IS INTERVENING. AS MENTIONED, AS COMMISSIONER CALVERT MENTIONED, THE HIGHEST HONOR A CITIZEN OF BEXAR COUNTY CAN HAVE. .
