H.R. No. 201

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Members of the Texas State Conference of NAACP Units
	are visiting the State Capitol on February 26, 2019, in celebration
	of Texas NAACP Day; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, the NAACP has played a
	crucial role in the struggle for equal rights and justice; the
	organization was founded in 1909 and grew rapidly as it set agendas
	and developed tactics that would propel the civil rights movement
	through the 20th century; and
	WHEREAS, The NAACP has drawn its strength as a grassroots
	organization from a membership based in hundreds of communities
	across the nation, and its local branches have been key to its
	effectiveness; in Texas, the first chapter was established in El
	Paso in 1915, and nine more cities in the state gained branches
	three years later; and
	WHEREAS, In 1937, the Texas State Conference of NAACP Units
	was established under the leadership of A. Maceo Smith, and the
	organization gained traction as a sustained, statewide movement;
	the conference expanded rapidly during and after World War II,
	reaching a membership of almost 30,000 people in more than 100
	branches; early victories included Supreme Court cases that ended
	Democratic white primary elections and secured the admission of
	Heman M. Sweatt to The University of Texas School of Law; public
	school desegregation cases dragged on longer, tied up in the courts
	for years while the NAACP confronted government retaliation; and
	WHEREAS, Texas branches of the NAACP have continued to build
	on the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Era; initiatives include
	litigating redistricting cases and targeting discriminatory
	practices in employment, housing, and the criminal justice system;
	since 1991, that work has been guided by Gary Bledsoe, president of
	the Texas NAACP; and
	WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Texas State
	Conference of NAACP Units has advanced the cause of social justice,
	and through their dedication as champions of equal rights, members
	across the state are furthering the vital goals of this
	trailblazing organization; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as Texas NAACP Day
	at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the Texas State
	Conference of NAACP Units sincere best wishes for a memorable and
	productive visit to Austin.
	Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
	Allen Guillen Ortega
	Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
	Anchia Harless Paddie
	Anderson Harris Parker
	Ashby Hefner Patterson
	Bailes Hernandez Paul
	Beckley Herrero Perez
	Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
	Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
	Bernal Howard Ramos
	Biedermann Huberty Raney
	Blanco Hunter Raymond
	Bohac Israel Reynolds
	Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
	Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
	Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
	Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
	Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
	Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Cain Klick Sheffield
	Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
	Canales Kuempel Shine
	Capriglione Lambert Smith
	Clardy Landgraf Smithee
	Cole Lang Springer
	Coleman Larson Stephenson
	Collier Leach Stickland
	Cortez Leman Stucky
	Craddick Longoria Swanson
	Cyrier Lozano Talarico
	Darby Lucio III Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
	Deshotel Meyer Toth
	Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
	Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miller VanDeaver
	Fierro Minjarez Vo
	Flynn Moody Walle
	Frank Morrison White
	Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Geren Murphy Wray
	Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
	Goldman Neave Zedler
	González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
	González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
	Goodwin
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 201 was adopted by the House on February
	26, 2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House