Bill Text: TX HR121 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 3rd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast hosted by the Nu Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-19 - Reported enrolled [HR121 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR121-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 121 |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the Nu Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi | ||
Alpha Fraternity hosts its Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship | ||
Breakfast; and | ||
WHEREAS, This much-anticipated event is held in honor of | ||
civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who was an | ||
esteemed member of Alpha Phi Alpha; proceeds from the breakfast | ||
benefit local high school students through the Nu Pi Lambda | ||
Scholarship Foundation; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 1906, Alpha Phi Alpha is one of the first | ||
intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternities established for African | ||
Americans; its members work tirelessly to promote academic | ||
excellence and to correct injustices faced by African American | ||
communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, The Nu Pi Lambda Chapter was chartered on March 27, | ||
1981, to serve Arlington and the surrounding cities within the | ||
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex; among its many accolades, Nu Pi Lambda | ||
has been named the Texas and Southwestern Regional Chapter of the | ||
Year; and | ||
WHEREAS, For four decades, The Nu Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha | ||
Phi Alpha Fraternity has played an important role in the lives of | ||
its members and the wider community, and the organization's | ||
dedication to helping young people achieve their educational goals | ||
is indeed deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize the annual | ||
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast and extend to all | ||
those associated with the Nu Pi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha | ||
Fraternity sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Nu Pi Lambda as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Turner of Tarrant | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 121 was adopted by the House on | ||
October 14, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||