H.C.R. No. 110
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 
         WHEREAS, The observance of ALS Awareness Month in May
  provides an opportunity to educate the public about Amyotrophic
  Lateral Sclerosis, often known as Lou Gehrig's disease; and
         WHEREAS, A fatal neurodegenerative disease, ALS was first
  identified by a French scientist in 1869, but international
  attention came 70 years later, when the disease ended the career of
  beloved baseball player Lou Gehrig; ALS affects nerve cells in the
  brain and spinal cord, and it causes the progressive degeneration
  of the motor neurons that reach from the brain to the spinal cord
  and from the spinal cord to the muscles throughout the body; and
         WHEREAS, The onset of ALS is insidious, with the affliction
  manifesting itself as muscle weakness or stiffness; as it
  progresses, the disease causes wasting and paralysis of the muscles
  of the limbs and trunk, as well as of the muscles that control vital
  functions such as speech, swallowing, and breathing; patients in
  the later stages of the disease may become completely paralyzed;
  and
         WHEREAS, Approximately 5,600 people in the United States are
  diagnosed with ALS each year; although life expectancy averages
  about two to five years from diagnosis, this disease is variable,
  and some people survive longer while retaining quality of life;
  according to the ALS Association, about 20 percent of individuals
  with ALS live 5 years or more, and 5 percent will live for 20 years;
  there are those in whom ALS has stopped progressing, and symptoms
  have reversed in a small number of patients; and
         WHEREAS, Congress recently increased funding for two crucial
  projects, the ALS Research Program at the U.S. Department of
  Defense and the National ALS Registry, administered by the federal
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; the tireless efforts of
  advocates have played a crucial role in expanding resources to
  investigate potential causes of ALS and to search for a cure, giving
  new hope to patients and their families; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby recognize May 2015 as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Month
  and urge all Texans to support efforts to find a cure for ALS.
 
  Bonnen of Galveston
 
 
Straus González Otto
 
Allen Guerra Paddie
 
Alonzo Guillen Parker
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Paul
 
Anchia Harless Peña
 
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phelan
 
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Phillips
 
Ashby Howard Pickett
 
Aycock Huberty Price
 
Bell Hughes Raney
 
Bernal Hunter Raymond
 
Blanco Isaac Reynolds
 
Bohac Israel Riddle
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rinaldi
 
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Burkett Keffer Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burns Keough Romero, Jr.
 
Burrows King of Hemphill Rose
 
Button King of Parker Sanford
 
Canales King of Taylor Schaefer
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schofield
 
Clardy Klick Schubert
 
Coleman Koop Shaheen
 
Collier Krause Sheets
 
Cook Kuempel Sheffield
 
Craddick Landgraf Simmons
 
Crownover Larson Simpson
 
Cyrier Laubenberg Smith
 
Dale Leach Smithee
 
Darby Longoria Spitzer
 
Davis of Dallas Lozano Springer
 
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stephenson
 
Deshotel Márquez Stickland
 
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dutton Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Elkins McClendon Tinderholt
 
Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Collin
 
Fallon Meyer Turner of Harris
 
Farias Miles Turner of Tarrant
 
Farney Miller of Comal VanDeaver
 
Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Villalba
 
Fletcher Minjarez Vo
 
Flynn Moody Walle
 
Frank Morrison White of Bell
 
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
 
Galindo Murphy Workman
 
Geren Murr Wray
 
Giddings Naishtat Wu
 
Goldman Nevárez Zedler
 
Gonzales Oliveira Zerwas
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 was adopted by the House on May 5,
  2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 110 was adopted by the Senate on May
  21, 2015, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor