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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 7, 2015, 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, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have |
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joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and several foreign |
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countries; the sorority encompasses about 1,000 chapters, with many |
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in the Lone Star State; participants work toward positive change in |
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their communities and advocate for economic development, |
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international awareness, physical and mental health, and improved |
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education; moreover, they mentor at-risk young women, 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, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have |
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distinguished careers in public service, including Texas State |
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Representatives Ruth Jones McClendon and Toni Rose and |
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Congresswoman Barbara Jordan; 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 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2015, 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 the future; and, be it |
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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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Rose |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1822 was adopted by the House on April |
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7, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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