H.R. No. 162
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic and disabling
  disease of the central nervous system in which the progression,
  severity, and specific symptoms cannot be foreseen; and
         WHEREAS, Every hour of every day, someone new is diagnosed
  with MS, a disease that can erode a person's abilities and hopes,
  halt a career, and unravel the fabric of families; and
         WHEREAS, Last year in Texas, more than $20 million was raised
  to find the cure for MS and develop effective treatments for the
  disease, as well as to provide a wide range of programs to improve
  the lives of the more than 20,000 individuals living with MS in our
  state; and
         WHEREAS, This investment is paying off in significant
  advances in treating MS, including new medications that may reduce
  or delay future disability for people with MS; and
         WHEREAS, While research advances have brought us closer to
  finding the cure, much remains to be done, and services must
  continue to be provided to those who live with the disease; and
         WHEREAS, Public and private agencies are available to serve
  the constantly changing needs of those living with MS in Texas and
  their families, and it is imperative to extend the essential
  services provided by these agencies to all in need; now, therefore,
  be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 24, 2009, as Multiple
  Sclerosis Day at the State Capitol and March 2 through 9, 2009, as
  Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in Texas and encourage every
  effort to inform Texans about MS and MS services.
 
  McClendon
 
 
Straus Gattis Menendez
 
Allen Geren Merritt
 
Alonzo Giddings Miklos
 
Alvarado Gonzales Miller of Comal
 
Anchia Gonzalez Toureilles Miller of Erath
 
Anderson Guillen Moody
 
Aycock Gutierrez Morrison
 
Berman Hamilton Naishtat
 
Bohac Hancock Oliveira
 
Bolton Hardcastle Olivo
 
Bonnen Harless Orr
 
Branch Harper-Brown Ortiz, Jr.
 
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Otto
 
Brown of Brazos Heflin Parker
 
Burnam Hernandez Patrick
 
Button Herrero Paxton
 
Callegari Hilderbran Pena
 
Castro Hochberg Phillips
 
Chavez Hodge Pickett
 
Chisum Homer Pierson
 
Christian Hopson Pitts
 
Cohen Howard of Fort Bend Quintanilla
 
Coleman Howard of Travis Raymond
 
Cook Hughes Riddle
 
Corte Hunter Rios Ybarra
 
Crabb Isett Ritter
 
Craddick Jackson Rodriguez
 
Creighton Jones Rose
 
Crownover Keffer Sheffield
 
Darby Kent Shelton
 
Davis of Harris King of Parker Smith of Tarrant
 
Davis of Dallas King of Taylor Smith of Harris
 
Deshotel King of Zavala Smithee
 
Driver Kleinschmidt Solomons
 
Dukes Kolkhorst Strama
 
Dunnam Kuempel Swinford
 
Dutton Laubenberg Taylor
 
Edwards Legler Thibaut
 
Eiland Leibowitz Thompson
 
Eissler Lewis Truitt
 
Elkins Lucio III Turner of Tarrant
 
England Madden Turner of Harris
 
Farabee Maldonado Vaught
 
Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
 
Farrar Marquez Villarreal
 
Fletcher Martinez Vo
 
Flores Martinez Fischer Walle
 
Flynn McCall Weber
 
Frost McClendon Woolley
 
Gallego McReynolds Zerwas
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 162 was adopted by the House on
  February 24, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House