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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 276
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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join Texans across the state in celebrating April 8, 2015, as |
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Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, The practice of pharmacy in Texas traces its roots |
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to the Spanish missionaries, explorers, and physicians who came |
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to the region in the 17th century; and |
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WHEREAS, The first permanent organization of Texas |
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pharmacists, the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, was founded |
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in Dallas in 1879; its mission was to organize pharmacists on a |
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professional basis, establish legal guidelines for the profession, |
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and improve educational standards for pharmacists; and |
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WHEREAS, A school of pharmacy was established at The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1893; it was |
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moved to the Austin campus and became the College of Pharmacy in |
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1927; the first law regulating the practice of pharmacy was |
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passed in 1889, and the current Texas Pharmacy Law was enacted in |
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1929; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, pharmacy in Texas has become a major |
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profession with invaluable influence on the field of health care; |
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pharmacists' opinions are sought to help make decisions in every |
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aspect of medicine; pharmacists are truly deserving of special |
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recognition for the profound impact they have on the health |
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science and on the health care of our state's citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the pharmacists of Texas on their |
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commitment to quality health care and extend to them best wishes |
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for a productive and rewarding Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of this special occasion. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 2, 2015. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |