H.R. No. 1467
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, The observance of Texas Meningitis Awareness Day on
  April 18, 2017, provides a fitting opportunity to heighten
  awareness of this debilitating illness; and
         WHEREAS, There are two types of meningitis: bacterial and
  viral; bacterial meningitis is a serious, potentially deadly
  disease that can progress very quickly; a person may die in a period
  of only 8 to 24 hours after contracting the infection; and
         WHEREAS, Bacterial meningitis is an inflammation of the
  membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord; each year since
  2012, 10 to 12 percent of individuals infected with the disease have
  died; and
         WHEREAS, The rate of the invasive disease among adolescents
  and young adults is higher than those for most other age groups, and
  several outbreaks have occurred on college campuses since 2009;
  among those who survive meningococcal disease, 20 percent live with
  severe health problems; and
         WHEREAS, Adolescent vaccination reduces direct costs of the
  disease and decreases productivity losses; moreover, vaccination
  saves lives and prevents the health problems and disabilities--such
  as amputation, brain damage, kidney failure, and epilepsy--caused
  by the bacterium; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize April 18, 2017, as Texas Meningitis
  Awareness Day and encourage all Texans to learn more about
  vaccination and this deadly disease.
 
  Howard
 
 
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. 1467 was adopted by the House on April
  18, 2017, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House