H.R. No. 248

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are
	gathering at the State Capitol on March 4, 2025, providing a fitting
	opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional legacy of
	civic engagement; and
	WHEREAS, Launched at Cornell University on December 4, 1906,
	Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven men
	who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization, Alpha Phi
	Alpha initially served as a study and support group for minority
	students who were struggling against racial prejudice; these early
	leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's principles of
	scholarship, fellowship, character, and the uplifting of humanity;
	and
	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha chapters
	were formed at other colleges across the nation; while the
	fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic excellence of
	its members, it also expanded its focus to address the educational,
	economic, political, and social injustices faced by African
	Americans and people of color around the world; over the decades,
	many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood at the forefront of
	the fight for civil rights, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul
	Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Adam
	Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke, Andrew Young, and William Gray;
	and
	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group since
	1945 and now encompasses chapters across the United States; the
	fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star State,
	which has been home to three of the organization's general
	presidents, and a number of prominent Texas leaders are Alpha Phi
	Alpha alumni; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, Alpha Phi Alpha has worked
	to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves
	to the greater good, and its members may indeed reflect with pride
	on their organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and
	achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize March 4, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha
	Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Reynolds
	Jones of Dallas
	Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
	Alders Guillen Morgan
	Allen Harless Muñoz
	Anchía Harris Noble
	Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
	Barry Harrison Oliverson
	Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
	Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
	Bernal Hernandez Patterson
	Bhojani Hickland Paul
	Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
	Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
	Bryant Hopper Phelan
	Buckley Howard Pierson
	Bucy Hull Plesa
	Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
	Button Isaac Reynolds
	Cain Johnson Richardson
	Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
	Canales Jones of Harris Romero
	Capriglione Kerwin Rose
	Cole King Rosenthal
	Collier Kitzman Schatzline
	Cook LaHood Schofield
	Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
	Craddick Lambert Shaheen
	Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
	Curry Leach Simmons
	Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
	A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
	Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
	Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
	DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
	Dorazio Louderback Tepper
	Dutton Lowe Thompson
	Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
	Fairly Lujan Toth
	Flores Luther Troxclair
	Frank Manuel Turner
	Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
	Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
	Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
	Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
	Gates Metcalf Vo
	Gerdes Meyer Walle
	Geren Meza Ward Johnson
	Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
	González of Dallas Moody Wilson
	González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
	Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 248 was adopted by the House on March 4,
	2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House