H.R. No. 3013
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Charities that work to lift children out of poverty
  in our nation and around the world will benefit from the first Red
  Nose Day to be held in the United States, an observance scheduled
  for May 21, 2015; and
         WHEREAS, Red Nose Day started in the United Kingdom, where,
  for the past 30 years, the fund-raising organization Comic Relief
  UK has raised more than £1 billion by bringing people together for
  fun and laughter; and
         WHEREAS, The first Red Nose Day USA is a program of Comic
  Relief, Inc., an independent sister organization of the British
  group; people across the nation are encouraged to do something
  funny at home, school, or work to raise money for charity, and the
  day will culminate in a star-studded, three-hour entertainment
  special on the NBC television network; and
         WHEREAS, Walgreens is the exclusive retailer of the first Red
  Nose Day, and since April 17, Walgreens and Duane Reade pharmacies
  across the nation have been selling red clown noses for a dollar
  apiece, with the proceeds going to the Red Nose Day Fund; and
         WHEREAS, Nonprofit organizations that will benefit from Red
  Nose Day include the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, charity:
  water, the Children's Health Fund, Feeding America, Gavi, the
  Vaccine Alliance, the Global Fund, LIFT, the National Council of La
  Raza, the National Urban League, Oxfam America, Save the Children,
  and United Way; and
         WHEREAS, Bringing Americans of all ages and backgrounds
  together in joy and laughter, this fun and festive event is helping
  to create positive change in the world through the power of
  entertainment; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 21, 2015, as Red Nose Day in Texas.
 
  Giddings
 
 
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
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 3013 was adopted by the House on May 21,
  2015, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House