Bill Text: TX HR487 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing February 20, 2019, as Texas Dental Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-02-19 - Filed [HR487 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR487-Introduced.html
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| By: Wray | H.R. No. 487 | |
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| WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Dental Association are | ||
| gathering in Austin on February 20, 2019, to celebrate Texas Dental | ||
| Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This notable organization has more than 9,100 | ||
| members and is the third-largest state dental association in the | ||
| United States; with a mission to be the "Voice of Dentistry in | ||
| Texas," it represents the oral health care providers in our state | ||
| and advocates the highest standards for the profession; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The association was chartered on May 17, 1871, and | ||
| it began publishing the Texas Dental Journal, the oldest | ||
| continuously operating dental periodical in the Western | ||
| Hemisphere, in 1883; following a study by the association on the | ||
| regulation of dental practice in Texas, the first law regulating | ||
| dental practice was passed by the Texas Legislature in 1889; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Deeply committed to promoting high-quality oral | ||
| health care for all Texans, the Texas Dental Association has made a | ||
| positive and lasting difference in the Lone Star State, and the | ||
| organization's members are indeed deserving of special | ||
| commendation for their efforts and achievements; now, therefore, be | ||
| it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby recognize February 20, 2019, as Texas Dental | ||
| Association Legislative Day at the State Capitol and extend to all | ||
| those associated with the organization sincere best wishes for an | ||
| enjoyable and informative visit to Austin. | ||
