Bill Text: TX HR368 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing February 27, 2017, as Southwest Region of National Black Law Students Association Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-03 - Reported enrolled [HR368 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR368-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 368 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Proud members of the Southwest Region of National | ||
| Black Law Students Association are gathering at the State Capitol | ||
| on February 27, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 1968, the National Black Law Students Association | ||
| was established on the campus of New York University Law School by | ||
| Algernon Johnson Cooper in order to provide educational support, | ||
| professional development, and community enrichment for African | ||
| American law students; today, the NBLSA represents more than 6,000 | ||
| active members in over 200 chapters across the nation, making it one | ||
| of the largest student-run organizations in the United States; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the group's 48th national convention in Baltimore | ||
| in 2016, Traci Gibson of the University of Houston, chair of the | ||
| NBLSA's Rocky Mountain region, proposed a new geographical | ||
| arrangement to better reflect the organization's growth and | ||
| development; as a result, the NBLSA is now represented by six | ||
| regional groups, with Ms. Gibson as inaugural chair of the new | ||
| Southwest region, which represents chapters at law schools in | ||
| Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The SWBLSA will continue to support the mission of | ||
| the national organization by promoting the needs and goals of black | ||
| law students, improving the relationship of black attorneys and law | ||
| students with the American legal system, and bringing about | ||
| meaningful legal and political change that addresses the concerns | ||
| of the black community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly half a century, the members of the NBLSA | ||
| have contributed greatly to the cause of justice in our nation by | ||
| encouraging and supporting the success of black and minority | ||
| attorneys, and this dynamic new regional group represents an | ||
| exciting addition to this proud legacy; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 27, 2017, as Southwest Region | ||
| of National Black Law Students Association Day at the State Capitol | ||
| and extend to its visiting members sincere best wishes for a | ||
| meaningful and memorable visit to Austin; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the SWBLSA as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Dutton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 368 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
