Bill Text: TX HR1091 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled


Bill Title: Recognizing April 17, 2023, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol and commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-17 - Reported enrolled [HR1091 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HR1091-Enrolled.html
 
 
  H.R. No. 1091
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of Delta Sigma Theta
  Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 17, 2023, to mark Red and
  White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded on January
  13, 1913, at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original
  members included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter,
  Jessie McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis Hemmings,
  all committed to academic excellence and social change; members
  marched in a women's suffrage parade soon after, and they
  incorporated as a national organization in 1930; and
         WHEREAS, The organization, which is proudly marking the 110th
  anniversary of its founding in 2023, is made up of more than 350,000
  women in the United States and several foreign countries; it
  encompasses over 1,000 chapters, with many in the Lone Star State;
  participants work toward positive change in their communities,
  placing a strong emphasis on the core issues of economic
  development, educational development, international awareness,
  political awareness, and physical and mental health; moreover,
  Delta Sigma Theta members mentor at-risk young women, conduct voter
  awareness drives, host political forums, and help guide and inform
  public policy; and
         WHEREAS, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have
  distinguished careers in public service, including Texas State
  Representatives Toni Rose and Rhetta Andrews Bowers, as well as
  legendary former legislators, such as State Representative Ruth
  Jones McClendon and Congresswoman Barbara Jordan; among the Texans
  who have held significant leadership positions within the
  organization is the sorority's current national president, Elsie
  Cooke-Holmes, who resides in Plano; and
         WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the
  State of Texas and the entire nation though their advocacy and civic
  engagement, and it is indeed a pleasure to commend them for their
  noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 17, 2023, as Red and White Day at
  the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with Delta Sigma
  Theta Sorority sincere best wishes as they celebrate the
  organization's 110th anniversary; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.
 
  Rose
  Bowers
 
 
Phelan Guerra Murr
 
Allen Guillen Neave Criado
 
Allison Harless Noble
 
Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
 
Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
 
Ashby Harrison Orr
 
Bailes Hayes Ortega
 
Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
 
Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
 
Bernal Herrero Perez
 
Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
 
Bonnen Holland Price
 
Bowers Howard Ramos
 
Bryant Hull Raney
 
Buckley Hunter Raymond
 
Bucy Isaac Reynolds
 
Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
 
Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
 
Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
 
Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
 
Canales Kacal Schofield
 
Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
 
Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
 
Cole Kitzman Shine
 
Collier Klick Slaton
 
Cook Kuempel Slawson
 
Cortez Lalani Smith
 
Craddick Lambert Smithee
 
Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
 
Darby Leach Stucky
 
Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
 
Dean Longoria Talarico
 
DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
 
Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
 
Dutton Lozano Thimesch
 
Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
 
Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
 
Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
 
Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
 
Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
 
Gates Meyer Turner
 
Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
 
Geren Moody Vasut
 
Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
 
Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
 
González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
 
González of El Paso Morrison Wu
 
Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1091 was adopted by the House on April
  17, 2023, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
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