Bill Text: TX HR2180 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the centennial of the Austin Branch of the American Association of University Women.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-24 - Reported enrolled [HR2180 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR2180-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2180 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Austin Branch of the American Association of | ||
| University Women is celebrating its 100th anniversary in November | ||
| 2023; and | ||
| WHEREAS, AAUW was founded in 1881, when a small group of | ||
| female college graduates banded together with the goal of promoting | ||
| women's career advancement and encouraging more women to pursue | ||
| higher education; the organization's mission is to advance gender | ||
| equity through research, education, and advocacy, and it has | ||
| supported the academic achievements of many thousands of women | ||
| scholars throughout its history; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1923, the Austin Branch of AAUW was organized at | ||
| the Driskill Hotel by 15 women, including prominent leaders in the | ||
| civic, religious, and cultural life of the city; over the course of | ||
| a century, the Austin Branch has distinguished itself as a force for | ||
| good in the community by forming partnerships with organizations | ||
| such as the Austin Public Library Association, the Community | ||
| Council of Austin, the League of Women Voters, Planned Parenthood, | ||
| and the Texas Freedom Network and participating in such endeavors | ||
| as the March of Dimes campaign, the College Faculty Program, and the | ||
| environmental coalition We Care Austin; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Early in its history, the Austin Branch was involved | ||
| in the founding of the city's first public library, and it was | ||
| integral to the establishment of a Well Baby Clinic and the Chalmers | ||
| Nursery School; moreover, the branch's members have taken part in | ||
| charitable initiatives to provide food and clothing to residents in | ||
| need and to improve conditions at Brackenridge Hospital; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Austin Branch created an endowment fund that has | ||
| been used to award fellowships to doctoral students at The | ||
| University of Texas, as well as an endowed scholarship for female | ||
| students enrolled at Austin Community College; the branch has also | ||
| sponsored Expanding Your Horizons in Science and Mathematics, a | ||
| conference for middle school girls, and a host of other symposia, | ||
| workshops, and events with the purpose of fostering dialogue on | ||
| important issues such as educational and pay equity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, AAUW's Austin Branch is aligned with its | ||
| trailblazing parent organization in its efforts to build a more | ||
| equitable society and to empower women in all walks of life, and it | ||
| is a pleasure to join its members in commemorating this special | ||
| milestone in the organization's proud history; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Austin Branch | ||
| of the American Association of University Women and extend to all | ||
| those associated with the organization 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. | ||
| Flores | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2180 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 24, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
