Bill Text: TX HR189 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring the North Texas Angels Pageant.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR189 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR189-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 189 |
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WHEREAS, The North Texas Angels Pageant, held annually at the | ||
Eisemann Center in Richardson, offers participants of all ages and | ||
ability levels the opportunity to build self-confidence and | ||
experience the glamour and excitement of appearing on stage; and | ||
WHEREAS, Founded in 2013 by Fredrick and Staci Newton, the | ||
North Texas Angels Pageant is a noncompetitive event open to male | ||
and female contestants living with physical or developmental | ||
disabilities, rare diseases, or serious, long-term illnesses; and | ||
WHEREAS, Every year, the pageant welcomes 100 participants | ||
from cities throughout Texas, with each "angel" receiving star | ||
treatment from start to finish; the unforgettable day includes the | ||
assistance of hair stylists and makeup artists, a photo shoot with a | ||
professional photographer, and a range of other special services, | ||
and each contestant also takes home a crown, sash, trophy, gift bag, | ||
and video of the pageant; and | ||
WHEREAS, This extraordinary event is made possible through | ||
the contributions of a number of corporate and individual sponsors, | ||
as well as through the generosity of volunteers, who help to ensure | ||
a safe, supportive, and enjoyable environment for the participants; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, By giving Texans with special needs a day in the | ||
spotlight, the North Texas Angels Pageant is providing them with a | ||
memory that they will long cherish, and it is a pleasure to commend | ||
all those who are involved in this truly worthwhile cause; now, | ||
therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby honor the North Texas | ||
Angels Pageant and extend to its founders, organizers, volunteers, | ||
and participants sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for the North Texas Angels Pageant as an expression of high | ||
regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Leach | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 189 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||