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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta Sigma |
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Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 8, 2013, to mark Red |
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and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State Capitol; |
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WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in 1913 |
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at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members |
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included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter, Jessie |
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McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis Hemmings, all |
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committed to academic excellence and social change; members marched |
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in a women's suffrage parade soon after, and they incorporated as a |
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national organization in 1930; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the sorority has a membership of more than |
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250,000 women in the United States and several foreign countries, |
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organized into about 1,000 chapters, including over 250 in the Lone |
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Star State; members work toward positive change in their |
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communities and advocate for economic development, international |
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awareness, physical and mental health, and improved education; |
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moreover, they mentor at-risk African American girls, conduct voter |
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awareness drives, host political forums, and help guide and inform |
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public policy; and |
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WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the |
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State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide |
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array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to |
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commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 8, 2013, as Red and White Day at |
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the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the Delta |
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Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Reynolds |
Thompson of Harris |
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Turner of Tarrant |
Turner of Collin |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1322 was adopted by the House on April |
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8, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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