H.R. No. 1822

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta Sigma
	Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on April 7, 2015, to mark Red
	and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State Capitol;
	and
	WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in 1913
	at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members
	included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter, Jessie
	McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis Hemmings, all
	committed to academic excellence and social change; members marched
	in a women's suffrage parade soon after, and they incorporated as a
	national organization in 1930; and
	WHEREAS, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have
	joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and several foreign
	countries; the sorority encompasses about 1,000 chapters, with many
	in the Lone Star State; participants work toward positive change in
	their communities and advocate for economic development,
	international awareness, physical and mental health, and improved
	education; moreover, they mentor at-risk young women, conduct voter
	awareness drives, host political forums, and help guide and inform
	public policy; and
	WHEREAS, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have
	distinguished careers in public service, including Texas State
	Representatives Ruth Jones McClendon and Toni Rose and
	Congresswoman Barbara Jordan; and
	WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the
	State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide
	array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to
	commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2015, as Red and White Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the Delta
	Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Rose
	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. 1822 was adopted by the House on April
	7, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House