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

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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

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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
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House