Bill Text: TX HR25 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing January 13, 2021, as Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Day in Texas.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-18 - Reported enrolled [HR25 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR25-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 25 | ||
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| WHEREAS, January 13, 2021, marks the 108th anniversary of the | ||
| founding of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and this occasion | ||
| provides a fitting opportunity to reflect on the organization's | ||
| rich history and many notable achievements; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta traces its origins to 1913, when | ||
| 22 charter members established the sorority at Howard University in | ||
| Washington, D.C., as a means of promoting academic excellence and | ||
| community service; that same year, the group took its first public | ||
| action, participating in a march for women's suffrage in the | ||
| nation's capital; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Residents of the Lone Star State have played a | ||
| prominent role in Delta Sigma Theta since the beginning; among the | ||
| sorority's founders were four women from Texas: Zephyr Chisom | ||
| Carter of El Paso, Jessie McGuire Dent of Galveston, Frederica | ||
| Chase Dodd of Dallas, and Myra Davis Hemmings of Gonzales; through | ||
| the years, a multitude of other Texans have joined the group's | ||
| membership, including such important figures as Texas State Senator | ||
| and U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan and Texas State | ||
| Representative Ruth Jones McClendon; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, Delta Sigma Theta's strong presence in Texas | ||
| extends to 46 alumnae and 28 collegiate chapters; these groups | ||
| promote the sorority's "Five-Point Programmatic Thrust" by working | ||
| to further economic development, international awareness, | ||
| political involvement, physical and mental health, and educational | ||
| development; that same mission inspires Delta Sigma Theta sorors | ||
| around the globe, with more than 250,000 people holding membership | ||
| in the United States, Canada, and numerous other nations and | ||
| territories; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For more than a century, the members of Delta Sigma | ||
| Theta have worked to improve the lives of their fellow citizens, and | ||
| they are indeed deserving of recognition for their invaluable | ||
| contributions; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize January 13, 2021, as Delta Sigma Theta | ||
| Sorority, Inc., Day in Texas and extend to the organization's | ||
| members sincere best wishes as they celebrate the group's 108th | ||
| anniversary; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Delta Sigma Theta as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Rose | ||
| Bowers | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 25 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 10, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
