Bill Text: TX HR1473 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Texas A&M's BUILD program.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-05-03 - Reported enrolled [HR1473 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR1473-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1473 | ||
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| WHEREAS, In the spirit of service and remembrance, members of | ||
| the student organization BUILD at Texas A&M University are carrying | ||
| out a large-scale international charitable project with the | ||
| potential to impact thousands of lives; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founded in 2012, the association is dedicated to | ||
| unifying the Texas A&M student body through construction projects | ||
| that benefit individuals in need; the most recent effort involved | ||
| transforming 12 40-foot shipping containers into Texas Aggie | ||
| Medical Clinics that were then deployed to communities around the | ||
| globe; this initiative paid tribute to the memory of the 12 Aggies | ||
| who lost their lives in the 1999 Bonfire tragedy; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During a three-year period, BUILD enlisted the | ||
| efforts of approximately 3,500 student volunteers and raised more | ||
| than $300,000 in donations; the 12 Texas Aggie Medical Clinics | ||
| constructed by the group will provide much-needed access to medical | ||
| care for more than 100,000 people in nine countries across four | ||
| continents; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By taking part in this worthy endeavor, the men and | ||
| women of BUILD have demonstrated the compassion and ingenuity that | ||
| are synonymous with the student community of Texas A&M, and they may | ||
| take pride in the positive impact that their contributions have | ||
| made; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize the students of BUILD and all those | ||
| who have given support to this project for their valuable work and | ||
| extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Raney | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1473 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
