Bill Text: TX SR451 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Brooks family of Fort Worth for their contributions to the city.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-12 - Reported enrolled [SR451 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SR451-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Brooks family of Fort Worth for their outstanding | ||
| contributions to the city; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the past 50 years, the members of this | ||
| generous family have dedicated their energy and resources to | ||
| civic service and community empowerment in Fort Worth; members of | ||
| the family have worked tirelessly to ensure that minority | ||
| populations have access to health care, education, and economic | ||
| opportunity; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Brooks family members have been responsible for | ||
| establishing numerous outreach programs and facilities in Fort | ||
| Worth; those include the Brooks Clinic, which brought quality | ||
| medical care to the Morningside community, and the Marion J. and | ||
| Marie N. Brooks Fund, which is dedicated to lowering high school | ||
| dropout rates and introducing technology to economically | ||
| disadvantaged students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The family has also been deeply committed to | ||
| social justice; during the civil rights movement, Brooks family | ||
| members worked closely with the National Association for the | ||
| Advancement of Colored People, and they played a key role in the | ||
| integration of Fort Worth hospitals and schools; and | ||
| WHEREAS, | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Brooks family of Fort Worth for | ||
| their outstanding contributions to the city; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| them as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Davis | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 12, 2013. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
