Texas HR 813: Honoring the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians on its 20th anniversary.

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89(R) HR 813 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

  

  

  
 H.R. No. 813

  

  

   

 R E S O L U T I O N

   

        WHEREAS, The Health Alliance for Austin Musicians is 

  

 celebrating its 20th anniversary on September 23, 2025, with the 

  

 organization's annual fundraiser, HAAM Day; and

  

        WHEREAS, Founded in 2005 by Robin Shivers, HAAM provides 

  

 access to affordable health care for low-income, uninsured and 

  

 underinsured working musicians, DJs, and music teachers in Travis 

  

 County and surrounding areas; these services include doctor visits, 

  

 prescriptions, routine dental work, psychiatric counseling, eye 

  

 exams, outpatient procedures, specialist referrals, and hearing 

  

 screenings; over the years, the organization has served nearly 

  

 7,000 people and connected musicians to more than $191 million in 

  

 health care services, and today, over 90 percent of its members have 

  

 obtained health insurance through HAAM Open Enrollment; and

  

        WHEREAS, In 2023, HAAM opened a headquarters in South Central 

  

 Austin that encompasses hearing screening rooms, spaces to host 

  

 educational workshops and networking events, a stage for live 

  

 performances, and a musician resource center with computers, 

  

 printers, and high-speed Internet access; and

  

        WHEREAS, Each year, the nonprofit holds HAAM Day, a 

  

 celebration that features performances at multiple venues in the 

  

 greater Austin area; the event raises hundreds of thousands of 

  

 dollars, and local restaurants, bars, and shops pledge a percentage 

  

 of sales to benefit the group; and

  

        WHEREAS, For two decades, HAAM has provided affordable health 

  

 care assistance to the working artists that make Austin the "Live 

  

 Music Capital of the World," and this milestone represents a 

  

 fitting opportunity to recognize the organization's worthy 

  

 mission; now, therefore, be it

  

        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas 

  

 Legislature hereby honor the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians 

  

 on its 20th anniversary and extend to all those associated with the 

  

 group sincere best wishes for continued success with their 

  

 important work; and, be it further

  

        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 

  

 prepared for HAAM as an expression of high regard by the Texas House 

   

 of Representatives.

  

   

 Hinojosa

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Speaker of the House     

  

   

        I certify that H.R. No. 813 was adopted by the House on May 

   

 23, 2025, by a non-record vote.

   

   

 ______________________________

   

 Chief Clerk of the House