H.R. No. 875

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc., are
	gathering in San Antonio for the group's 70th Southwest Regional
	Conference, taking place March 24 to 28, 2017; and
	WHEREAS, Founded in Chicago by Lola Mercedes Parker in 1929,
	Iota Phi Lambda Sorority is a national business and professional
	organization made up of more than 900 members who are dedicated to
	empowering women through an emphasis on leadership,
	entrepreneurship, education, and technology; the sorority's
	Southwestern Region encompasses 14 chapters across Texas,
	Louisiana, and Mississippi; and
	WHEREAS, In fulfilling its mission, the sorority has
	sponsored such initiatives as the Future Iota Leaders Program,
	which establishes mentorships for young men and women, and the Iota
	Mothers Assistance Program, which provides resources for
	disadvantaged individuals with children; in addition, the
	organization's Lola M. Parker Foundation focuses on the issues of
	professional development and economic advancement, helping youth
	and women to overcome barriers to success; Iota Phi Lambda also
	awards scholarships totaling more than $75,000 each year; and
	WHEREAS, Throughout its history, Iota Phi Lambda has worked
	to foster a sisterhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves
	to the greater good, and its members may reflect with pride on their
	organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and achievement;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
	Legislature hereby commemorate the Iota Phi Lambda Sorority's 70th
	Southwest Regional Conference and extend to all those in attendance
	sincere best wishes for a productive and memorable event; and, be it
	further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the sorority as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Gervin-Hawkins
	Straus Goldman Oliverson
	Allen Gonzales of Williamson Ortega
	Alonzo González of El Paso Paddie
	Alvarado Gooden Parker
	Anchia Guerra Paul
	Anderson of Dallas Guillen Perez
	Anderson of McLennan Gutierrez Phelan
	Arévalo Hefner Phillips
	Ashby Hernandez Pickett
	Bailes Herrero Price
	Bell Hinojosa Raney
	Bernal Holland Raymond
	Biedermann Howard Reynolds
	Blanco Huberty Rinaldi
	Bohac Hunter Roberts
	Bonnen of Brazoria Isaac Rodriguez of Bexar
	Bonnen of Galveston Israel Rodriguez of Travis
	Burkett Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burns Johnson of Harris Rose
	Burrows Kacal Sanford
	Button Keough Schaefer
	Cain King of Hemphill Schofield
	Canales King of Parker Schubert
	Capriglione King of Uvalde Shaheen
	Clardy Klick Sheffield
	Coleman Koop Shine
	Collier Krause Simmons
	Cook Kuempel Smithee
	Cortez Lambert Springer
	Cosper Landgraf Stephenson
	Craddick Lang Stickland
	Cyrier Larson Stucky
	Dale Laubenberg Swanson
	Darby Leach Thierry
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Thompson of Brazoria
	Davis of Harris Lozano Thompson of Harris
	Dean Lucio III Tinderholt
	Deshotel Martinez Turner
	Dukes Metcalf Uresti
	Dutton Meyer VanDeaver
	Elkins Miller Villalba
	Faircloth Minjarez Vo
	Fallon Moody Walle
	Farrar Morrison White
	Flynn Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
	Frank Murphy Workman
	Frullo Murr Wray
	Geren Neave Wu
	Gervin-Hawkins Nevárez Zedler
	Giddings Oliveira Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 875 was adopted by the House on March
	15, 2017, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House