|
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, National Cystic Fibrosis Month in May 2015 provides |
|
a fitting opportunity for volunteers across Texas and the nation to |
|
raise awareness about this condition and to promote research for a |
|
cure; and |
|
WHEREAS, Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic |
|
disease that attacks the respiratory and digestive systems, |
|
clogging the lungs and making it difficult for the body to break |
|
down food and absorb nutrients; and |
|
WHEREAS, The disease afflicts 70,000 people worldwide, |
|
including 30,000 children and adults in the United States; |
|
moreover, it is estimated that 10 million Americans are symptomless |
|
carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene; and |
|
WHEREAS, Cystic fibrosis used to be considered a children's |
|
disease because most patients were diagnosed when they were young |
|
and did not live long, but advancements in research and care now |
|
enable many people with the disease to live into their 30s and 40s |
|
and beyond; and |
|
WHEREAS, The nonprofit Cystic Fibrosis Foundation works to |
|
find a cure and helps to fund treatment centers across the nation, |
|
including clinics in Houston, Corpus Christi, Dallas, San Antonio, |
|
Fort Worth, Austin, Temple, Amarillo, Lubbock, and Tyler; and |
|
WHEREAS, Great strides have been made in the treatment of |
|
cystic fibrosis, but too many people continue to be affected by this |
|
devastating disease, and during this special month, Texans are |
|
encouraged to come together and join the search for a cure; now, |
|
therefore, be it |
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
|
Legislature hereby recognize May 2015 as Cystic Fibrosis Awareness |
|
Month in Texas. |
|
|
Crownover |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phelan |
|
|
Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Phillips |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rinaldi |
|
|
Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
|
|
Burkett |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Travis |
|
|
|
|
Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Rose |
|
|
Button |
King of Parker |
Sanford |
|
|
Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schaefer |
|
|
Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schofield |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simmons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frank |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
|
|
Frullo |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Speaker of the House |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 2818 was adopted by the House on May 21, |
|
2015, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
|