SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 276

WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to join Texans across the state in celebrating April 8, 2015, as Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol; and

WHEREAS, The practice of pharmacy in Texas traces its roots to the Spanish missionaries, explorers, and physicians who came to the region in the 17th century; and

WHEREAS, The first permanent organization of Texas pharmacists, the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, was founded in Dallas in 1879; its mission was to organize pharmacists on a professional basis, establish legal guidelines for the profession, and improve educational standards for pharmacists; and

WHEREAS, A school of pharmacy was established at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1893; it was moved to the Austin campus and became the College of Pharmacy in 1927; the first law regulating the practice of pharmacy was passed in 1889, and the current Texas Pharmacy Law was enacted in 1929; and

WHEREAS, Today, pharmacy in Texas has become a major profession with invaluable influence on the field of health care; pharmacists' opinions are sought to help make decisions in every aspect of medicine; pharmacists are truly deserving of special recognition for the profound impact they have on the health science and on the health care of our state's citizens; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th Legislature, hereby commend the pharmacists of Texas on their commitment to quality health care and extend to them best wishes for a productive and rewarding Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of this special occasion.

Schwertner

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President of the Senate

I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on March 2, 2015.

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Secretary of the Senate

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Member, Texas Senate