H.R. No. 140
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas Department of Health owes a duty to the
1-2 citizens and taxpayers of this state to do everything in its power
1-3 to ensure that its many responsibilities are carried out as
1-4 efficiently as possible with available resources; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Much can be achieved toward this goal by the Texas
1-6 Department of Health forming a partnership with the private sector
1-7 to better serve the public; and
1-8 WHEREAS, Because of a recent documented increase of neural
1-9 tube birth defects among children in the Rio Grande Valley, the
1-10 Texas Department of Health recommends that all women of
1-11 childbearing age in Cameron and Hidalgo counties supplement their
1-12 diets with folic acid, a B vitamin, which studies show may reduce
1-13 the incidence of such defects; and
1-14 WHEREAS, Lederle Laboratories donated 70,000 bottles of
1-15 multivitamins with folic acid to be dispensed in South Texas health
1-16 clinics and contributed $75,000 to help with the cost of a Texas
1-17 Department of Health media campaign to educate the public about
1-18 folic acid, first in the Rio Grande Valley and then in other parts
1-19 of the state; and
1-20 WHEREAS, The contributions made to this project by Lederle
1-21 Laboratories will help reduce the risk of neural tube defects among
1-22 children in the Rio Grande Valley and throughout Texas; now,
1-23 therefore, be it
1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd
2-1 Texas Legislature hereby commend Lederle Laboratories for its
2-2 involvement in this important public health project; and, be it
2-3 further
2-4 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-5 prepared for Lederle Laboratories as an expression of appreciation
2-6 by the Texas House of Representatives.
2-7 by the Texas House of Representatives.
2-8 Glaze
2-9 H.R. No. 140
2-10 Laney Gallegos Munoz
2-11 Alexander Giddings Naishtat
2-12 Allen Glaze Nieto
2-13 Alonzo Goodman Oakley
2-14 Alvarado Goolsby Ogden
2-15 Averitt Granoff Oliveira
2-16 Bailey Gray Park
2-17 Berlanga Greenberg Parra
2-18 Black Grusendorf Patterson
2-19 Blackwood Gutierrez Pitts
2-20 Bomer Haggerty Place
2-21 Bosse Hamric Price
2-22 Brady Harris Puente
2-23 Brimer Hartnett Rabuck
2-24 Cain Heflin Ramsay
2-25 Campbell Hernandez Rangel
2-26 Carona Hightower Raymond
2-27 Carter Hilbert Rodriguez
3-1 Cavazos Hilderbran Romo
3-2 Chisum Hill Rudd
3-3 Clemons Hirschi Sadler
3-4 Coleman Hochberg Saunders
3-5 Combs Holzheauser Schechter
3-6 Conley Horn Seidlits
3-7 Cook Hudson Shields
3-8 Corte Hunter of Taylor Siebert
3-9 Counts Hunter of Nueces A. Smith of Harris
3-10 Crabb Jackson D. Smith of Harris
3-11 Craddick James Smithee
3-12 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Solis
3-13 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Stiles
3-14 Culberson Jones of Dallas Swinford
3-15 Danburg Junell Tallas
3-16 Davila Kamel Talton
3-17 Davis Krusee Telford
3-18 De La Garza Kubiak Thompson of Tarrant
3-19 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Harris
3-20 Delco Lewis Turner of Coleman
3-21 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Harris
3-22 Denton Longoria Uher
3-23 Driver McCall Van de Putte
3-24 Duncan McCoulskey Vowell
3-25 Dutton McDonald West
3-26 Earley Madden Williamson
3-27 Eckels Marchant Willis
4-1 Edwards Martin Wilson
4-2 Erickson Maxey Wolens
4-3 Finnell Moffat Yarbrough
4-4 Flores Moreno Yost
4-5 Gallego Mowery Zbranek
4-6 H.R. No. 140
4-7 _______________________________
4-8 Speaker of the House
4-9 I certify that H.R. No. 140 was adopted by the House on
4-10 February 11, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-11 _______________________________
4-12 Chief Clerk of the House