R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas 1-2 is proud to recognize Karen E. Jackson of Houston for her 1-3 outstanding contributions in the fight against breast cancer; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Thousands of African-American families have suffered 1-5 devastating losses because of breast cancer, and many more will; 1-6 breast cancer is the second-leading cancer killer of 1-7 African-American women; and 1-8 WHEREAS, Breast cancer can be overcome, however, and one of 1-9 the strongest weapons in the fight against this disease is early 1-10 detection; breast cancer patients have a five-year survival rate of 1-11 over 95 percent if the disease is detected early; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Women who perform regular self-examinations and who 1-13 receive yearly mammograms put themselves at a distinct advantage in 1-14 their fight against breast cancer; therefore, it is crucial that 1-15 women in the United States have access to information concerning 1-16 early detection and prevention; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A dynamic and inspiring Texan, Karen E. Jackson is 1-18 working to ensure that African-American women receive lifesaving 1-19 information about breast cancer through her organization, Sisters 1-20 Network, Incorporated; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Houston, 1-22 Sisters Network, Incorporated, is widely recognized by the medical 1-23 community as an invaluable resource for African-American women; 1-24 with more than 25 chapters across the nation, Sisters Network, 2-1 Incorporated, is dedicated to saving the lives of African-American 2-2 women through community workshops, corporate partnerships, private 2-3 donations, and its annual African-American Breast Cancer National 2-4 Conference; and 2-5 WHEREAS, By encouraging women across the United States to 2-6 take a positive approach to fighting breast cancer and through its 2-7 support of breast cancer research, Sisters Network, Incorporated, 2-8 has participated in saving the lives of thousands; the State of 2-9 Texas is indeed proud to be the national headquarters of such a 2-10 noble organization; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby commend the altruism of Karen E. Jackson and 2-13 extend a sincere thank you to Sisters Network, Incorporated, for 2-14 the vital lifesaving work it performs for Texans and for women 2-15 across the nation; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for this esteemed lady and her organization as an 2-18 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Danburg Laney Goodman Merritt Alexander Goolsby Miller Allen Gray Moreno of Harris Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso Bailey Grusendorf Morrison Berman Gutierrez Mowery Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat Bosse Hamric Najera Brimer Hardcastle Nixon Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira Burnam Heflin Olivo Callegari Hilbert Pickett Capelo Hilderbran Pitts Carter Hill Puente Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay Chisum Hochberg Rangel Christian Hodge Raymond Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas Cook Hopson Ritter Corte Howard Sadler Counts Hunter Salinas Crabb Hupp Seaman Craddick Isett Shields Crownover Janek Smith Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons Delisi Junell Swinford Denny Keel Talton Deshotel Keffer Telford Driver King of Parker Thompson Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery Dunnam Kitchen Truitt Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal Ellis Longoria Walker Farabee Luna West Farrar McCall Williams Flores McClendon Wilson Gallego McReynolds Wise Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth George Marchant Wolens Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley Giddings Maxey Yarbrough Glaze Menendez Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 309 was adopted by the House on February 27, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House