H.R. No. 179
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of
death among women, claiming the lives of more than half a million
women each year, more than the next seven causes of death combined
and nearly twice as many as all forms of cancer; moreover, 63
percent of women who died suddenly of heart disease had no previous
symptoms of the condition; and
WHEREAS, One in five females in the United States has some
form of cardiovascular disease, and the cost of treating heart
attacks, strokes, and other related illnesses in the United States
has reached $352 billion; and
WHEREAS, In conjunction with the American Heart
Association's designation of February as American Heart Month, the
organization's National Wear Red for Women Day campaign encourages
women to pay attention to their hearts and increase their awareness
of the risk factors for coronary disease in order to help them live
longer, stronger lives; by educating and empowering women to reduce
their risks, it is estimated that thousands of lives can be saved
each year; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 4, 2005, as Wear Red for
Women Day and encourage all citizens to wear red in honor of family,
friends, and neighbors who have fought heart disease and in support
of this laudable effort.
Dukes
Hamric
Craddick Geren Menendez
Allen of Harris Giddings Merritt
Allen of Dallas Gonzales Miller
Alonzo Gonzalez Toureilles Moreno of Harris
Anchia Goodman Moreno of El Paso
Anderson Goolsby Morrison
Bailey Griggs Mowery
Baxter Grusendorf Naishtat
Berman Guillen Nixon
Blake Haggerty Noriega
Bohac Hamilton Oliveira
Bonnen Hamric Olivo
Branch Hardcastle Orr
Brown of Kaufman Harper-Brown Otto
Brown of Brazos Hartnett Paxton
Burnam Hegar Pena
Callegari Herrero Phillips
Campbell Hilderbran Pickett
Casteel Hill Pitts
Castro Hochberg Puente
Chavez Hodge Quintanilla
Chisum Homer Raymond
Coleman Hope Reyna
Cook of Navarro Hopson Riddle
Cook of Colorado Howard Ritter
Corte Hughes Rodriguez
Crabb Hunter Rose
Crownover Hupp Seaman
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Dallas Jackson Smith of Harris
Dawson Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solis
Denny Keel Solomons
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Strama
Driver Keffer of Eastland Swinford
Dukes King of Parker Talton
Dunnam King of Zavala Taylor
Dutton Kolkhorst Thompson
Edwards Krusee Truitt
Eiland Kuempel Turner
Eissler Laney Uresti
Elkins Laubenberg Van Arsdale
Escobar Leibowitz Veasey
Farabee Luna Villarreal
Farrar Madden Vo
Flores Martinez West
Flynn Martinez Fischer Wong
Frost McCall Woolley
Gallego McClendon Zedler
Gattis McReynolds
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 179 was adopted by the House on
February 3, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House