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  H.R. No. 1445
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The observance of Women's History Month during March
  2015 provides an ideal opportunity to acknowledge the historic
  contributions made by women in the Lone Star State and beyond; and
         WHEREAS, Since the founding of the Texas Republic, women have
  played crucial roles in the social, economic, and cultural spheres;
  Texas women participated in the abolitionist movement, and they not
  only secured their own right to vote, but have also worked in behalf
  of all citizens to promote equal opportunity, civil rights, peace,
  and justice; and
         WHEREAS, The first woman to run for the United States Senate
  was a Texas suffragette, Minnie Fisher Cunningham, who served as
  the founding executive secretary of the League of Women Voters; in
  1910, women's rights activist Hortense Sparks Ward became the first
  woman to pass the Texas bar exam; Fort Worth philanthropist Edna
  Gladney advocated for child welfare and secured passage of state
  legislation granting equal inheritance rights to adopted children
  and banishing the word "illegitimate" from birth certificates; and
         WHEREAS, Later in the 20th century, Oveta Culp Hobby became
  the first director of the Women's Army Corps; Frances T. "Sissy"
  Farenthold championed civil rights and women's rights as a Texas
  state representative and gubernatorial candidate; she went on to
  become a national figure in the human rights movement in the 1980s,
  and she continues her endeavors today; other Texas women who have
  left an indelible imprint include the state's second female
  governor, Ann Richards, pioneering African American congresswoman
  Barbara Jordan, and Emma Tenayuca, a leader of oppressed workers in
  the Mexican American community; and
         WHEREAS, Another leader, Dolores Huerta, has had an
  immeasurable influence around the country through her success as a
  community organizer and an advocate for the working poor, children,
  and women; cofounder of the National Farmworkers Association, she
  has been honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom; and
         WHEREAS, The strength of our nation depends heavily on the
  continued advancement of women; by acknowledging the enormous
  positive impact they have made, we encourage future generations to
  ensure that gender is not an obstacle that must be overcome on the
  road to achievement; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March as Women's History Month and
  celebrate the contributions made by women to this state and nation.
 
  Farrar
 
 
Straus González Paddie
 
Allen Guerra Parker
 
Alonzo Guillen Paul
 
Alvarado Gutierrez Peña
 
Anchia Harless Phelan
 
Anderson of Dallas Hernandez Phillips
 
Anderson of McLennan Herrero Pickett
 
Ashby Howard Price
 
Aycock Huberty Raney
 
Bell Hughes Raymond
 
Bernal Hunter Reynolds
 
Blanco Isaac Riddle
 
Bohac Israel Rinaldi
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Johnson Rodriguez of Bexar
 
Bonnen of Galveston Kacal Rodriguez of Travis
 
Burkett Keffer Romero, Jr.
 
Burns Keough Rose
 
Burrows King of Hemphill Sanford
 
Button King of Parker Schaefer
 
Canales King of Taylor Schofield
 
Capriglione King of Uvalde Schubert
 
Clardy Klick Shaheen
 
Coleman Koop Sheets
 
Collier Krause Sheffield
 
Cook Kuempel Simmons
 
Craddick Landgraf Simpson
 
Crownover Larson Smith
 
Cyrier Laubenberg Smithee
 
Dale Leach Spitzer
 
Darby Longoria Springer
 
Davis of Dallas Lozano Stephenson
 
Davis of Harris Lucio III Stickland
 
Deshotel Márquez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dukes Martinez Thompson of Harris
 
Dutton Martinez Fischer Tinderholt
 
Elkins McClendon Turner of Collin
 
Faircloth Metcalf Turner of Harris
 
Fallon Meyer Turner of Tarrant
 
Farias Miles VanDeaver
 
Farney Miller of Comal Villalba
 
Farrar Miller of Fort Bend Vo
 
Fletcher Moody Walle
 
Flynn Morrison White of Bell
 
Frank Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
 
Frullo Murphy Workman
 
Galindo Murr Wray
 
Geren Naishtat Wu
 
Giddings Nevárez Zedler
 
Goldman Oliveira Zerwas
 
Gonzales Otto
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1445 was adopted by the House on March
  25, 2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House