Bill Text: TX SR712 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing September 2015 as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-05 - Reported enrolled [SR712 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-SR712-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Each year, an average of 1,200 Texas children and | ||
| adolescents learn that they have some form of cancer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A diagnosis of childhood cancer is news that no | ||
| family can prepare for or envision receiving, and it is too often | ||
| the first step on a frightening, uncertain, and costly road; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to be home to numerous | ||
| hospitals that are a part of the Children's Oncology Group, a | ||
| network of medical centers working to develop the next wave of | ||
| lifesaving treatments; together, these institutions are | ||
| considered to be the world's pediatric cancer experts; and | ||
| WHEREAS, These hospitals are: in San Antonio, Methodist | ||
| Children's Hospital, The University of Texas Health Science | ||
| Center, Children's Hospital of San Antonio, and Brooke Army | ||
| Medical Center; in Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas | ||
| Children's Hospital; in Dallas, Children's Medical Center of | ||
| Dallas, Medical City Dallas Hospital, and The University of Texas | ||
| Southwestern Medical Center; and Dell Children's Medical Center | ||
| of Central Texas in Austin, Cook Children's Medical Center in | ||
| Fort Worth, El Paso Children's Hospital, Driscoll Children's | ||
| Hospital in Corpus Christi, Scott & White Memorial Hospital in | ||
| Temple, and Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A calendar month has been dedicated to each type | ||
| of cancer to help promote awareness and support for those | ||
| affected, and September is the month set aside to highlight | ||
| childhood cancer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The advancement of medical knowledge and the | ||
| collaboration of many individuals and organizations are pivotal | ||
| to the search for a cure, and the observance of Childhood Cancer | ||
| Awareness Month encourages Texans to affirm their commitment to | ||
| that important effort; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th | ||
| Legislature, hereby recognize September 2015 as Childhood Cancer | ||
| Awareness Month and commend all those who are involved in the | ||
| fight to end this devastating disease. | ||
| Hinojosa | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 5, 2015. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
