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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Texas Legislative Black Caucus is hosting the |
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African American Legislative Summit in Austin from February 26 to |
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28, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1973, the Texas Legislative Black Caucus |
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is dedicated to addressing the issues that confront African |
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Americans across the state; it has grown from an initial group of 8 |
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members to a current membership of 19 legislators, including 17 |
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from the Texas House of Representatives and 2 from the Texas Senate; |
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in addition to the biennial African American Legislative Summit, |
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caucus initiatives include the TLBC Scholarship Program benefiting |
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promising young people; and |
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WHEREAS, The theme for the 2017 summit is "Transforming |
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Struggle into Progress"; the event encompasses a number of panel |
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discussions on such topics as health care, education, economic |
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development, and youth and young adult concerns; and |
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WHEREAS, At the Chair's Award Gala, the caucus is honoring |
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Roland Parrish, philanthropist and chief executive officer of |
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Parrish McDonald's Restaurants, which owns some two dozen |
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franchises in North Texas; the summit also features two |
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distinguished keynote speakers, both native Texans; Ruth Simmons |
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will address the Scholarship Banquet, sharing her insights as the |
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former president of Smith College and Brown University and the |
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first African American to head an Ivy League institution; the |
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keynote speaker for the Community Awards Breakfast is Rushion |
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McDonald, the entertainment industry titan best known for shaping |
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and sustaining performer Steve Harvey's multimedia career; and |
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WHEREAS, The African American Legislative Summit provides an |
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outstanding opportunity for Texans to meet policy makers, analyze |
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the challenges of contemporary society, and unite their efforts in |
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order to build a brighter future for their fellow citizens; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 2017 African American |
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Legislative Summit and extend to all those participating sincere |
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best wishes for an informative, productive, and enjoyable event. |
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Giddings |
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| Allen |
Gonzales of Williamson |
Ortega |
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| Alonzo |
González of El Paso |
Paddie |
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| Anderson of Dallas |
Guillen |
Perez |
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| Anderson of McLennan |
Gutierrez |
Phelan |
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| Biedermann |
Howard |
Reynolds |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Isaac |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Israel |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Burkett |
Johnson of Dallas |
Romero, Jr. |
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| Burns |
Johnson of Harris |
Rose |
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| Cain |
King of Hemphill |
Schofield |
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| Canales |
King of Parker |
Schubert |
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| Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Shaheen |
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| Cosper |
Landgraf |
Stephenson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Longoria |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Davis of Harris |
Lozano |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Dean |
Lucio III |
Tinderholt |
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| Gervin-Hawkins |
Nevárez |
Zedler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 668 was adopted by the House on February |
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27, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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