H.R. No. 634
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians from across the Lone Star
  State are gathering in Austin on February 26, 2009, to commemorate
  Osteopathic Medicine Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians are committed to meeting the
  needs of the whole person and the whole family, and they share the
  philosophical belief that home, work, and spiritual and social
  environments have a significant impact on a patient's health and
  well-being; and
         WHEREAS, The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the
  cornerstone of the University of North Texas Health Science Center,
  continues to train physicians who enter this field in numbers well
  above the national average for medical school programs, and many go
  on to offer primary care through family, general, internal
  medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric practices; they also provide
  preventive and public health services, as well as an entire
  spectrum of specialty care; there are currently 3,700 licensed
  physicians in Texas who practice osteopathic medicine, including
  growing numbers of women and Hispanic, Asian, and African
  Americans; and
         WHEREAS, Texas osteopathic physicians serve their country as
  members of the United States armed forces; they also practice in
  rural and medically underserved areas of the state, and in some
  instances, they are the only doctors in their respective counties;
  a number of these dedicated professionals are providing medical
  care to Texas legislators and their staffs as participants in the
  Doctor of the Day program at the State Capitol during the week of
  February 23 to February 27, 2009; and
         WHEREAS, Practitioners of osteopathic medicine play a vital
  role in maintaining the health and well-being of countless Texans,
  and they may indeed reflect with pride on their myriad
  contributions to this state; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2009, as Osteopathic
  Medicine Day at the State Capitol and extend to all the state's
  osteopathic physicians and medical students sincere appreciation
  for their efforts to provide quality, comprehensive, and
  personalized care.
 
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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 Peña
 
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. 634 was adopted by the House on
  February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House