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  H.R. No. 1803
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Residents of Texas are gathering at the State
  Capitol on May 1, 2013, to commemorate Texas Women's Veterans Day,
  and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to pay tribute to
  the immeasurable contributions that women have made as part of our
  nation's armed forces; and
         WHEREAS, Long before they gained regular admission to the
  military, thousands of women assisted the uniformed branches in a
  variety of ways; they worked as nurses, water bearers, laundresses,
  and cooks, sometimes served as spies and saboteurs, and on occasion
  even took up arms; and
         WHEREAS, In 1901, the United States Army broke new ground by
  creating an actual nurses corps, and the navy followed in 1908; the
  ranks of these units swelled during World War I, when nearly 23,000
  women served as nurses with the American military; the U.S. Navy and
  Marine Corps enlisted nearly 13,000 additional women as yeomen and
  reservists and assigned them to duty stateside, to free their male
  counterparts for combat at sea and abroad; and
         WHEREAS, The participation of women in the military surged
  during World War II, with more than 400,000 filling posts at home
  and overseas; to more fully utilize their abilities, the army
  established the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, later known as the
  Women's Army Corps and commanded with consummate ability by the
  Texan Oveta Culp Hobby; the army also created the WASP (Women
  Airforce Service Pilots), while the navy organized the WAVES (Women
  Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the Marine Corps
  established the Marine Corps Women's Reserve, and the Coast Guard
  created a reserve unit known as the SPARs; in spite of widespread
  misgivings about their suitability for the work, women proved
  themselves in an array of assignments, and in 1948 an Act of
  Congress granted them permanent status in the regular and reserve
  forces; and
         WHEREAS, Barriers to the participation of women in the
  military continued to fall; legal provisions placing a two percent
  cap on the number of women serving and a ceiling on the highest
  grade a woman could achieve were repealed in 1967; by 1972, the
  various ROTC programs were opened to women, and in 1976 women were
  admitted to the service academies; they are now eligible to enter
  nearly all career fields in the armed forces; and
         WHEREAS, Today, women make up approximately 15 percent of our
  nation's military; they account for 7.7 percent of the veteran
  population, and by 2020 that proportion is expected to reach 10
  percent; and
         WHEREAS, The Lone Star State is proud to be home to the second
  largest number of women veterans in the country, and these
  courageous individuals are deserving of their fellow citizens'
  deepest gratitude and unfailing support; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 1, 2013, as Texas Women's Veterans
  Day at the State Capitol in honor of the many women from the Lone
  Star State who have served this country as members of the military.
 
  Reynolds
 
 
Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira
 
Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr
 
Alonzo Gooden Otto
 
Alvarado Guerra Paddie
 
Anchia Guillen Parker
 
Anderson Gutierrez Patrick
 
Ashby Harless Perez
 
Aycock Harper-Brown Perry
 
Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips
 
Bohac Herrero Pickett
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts
 
Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price
 
Branch Huberty Raney
 
Burkett Hughes Ratliff
 
Burnam Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Callegari Johnson Riddle
 
Canales Kacal Ritter
 
Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
 
Clardy King of Parker Rose
 
Coleman King of Taylor Sanford
 
Collier King of Zavala Schaefer
 
Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets
 
Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell
 
Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell
 
Creighton Krause Simmons
 
Crownover Kuempel Simpson
 
Dale Larson Smith
 
Darby Laubenberg Smithee
 
Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer
 
J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson
 
S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland
 
Deshotel Longoria Strama
 
Dukes Lozano Taylor
 
Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria
 
Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins Martinez Toth
 
Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin
 
Farias McClendon Turner of Harris
 
Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miles Villalba
 
Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal
 
Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morrison White
 
Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman
 
Giddings Murphy Wu
 
Goldman Naishtat Zedler
 
Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1803 was adopted by the House on May 1,
  2013, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House