H.R. No. 201
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Members of the Texas State Conference of NAACP Units
  are visiting the State Capitol on February 26, 2019, in celebration
  of Texas NAACP Day; and
         WHEREAS, For more than a century, the NAACP has played a
  crucial role in the struggle for equal rights and justice; the
  organization was founded in 1909 and grew rapidly as it set agendas
  and developed tactics that would propel the civil rights movement
  through the 20th century; and
         WHEREAS, The NAACP has drawn its strength as a grassroots
  organization from a membership based in hundreds of communities
  across the nation, and its local branches have been key to its
  effectiveness; in Texas, the first chapter was established in El
  Paso in 1915, and nine more cities in the state gained branches
  three years later; and
         WHEREAS, In 1937, the Texas State Conference of NAACP Units
  was established under the leadership of A. Maceo Smith, and the
  organization gained traction as a sustained, statewide movement;
  the conference expanded rapidly during and after World War II,
  reaching a membership of almost 30,000 people in more than 100
  branches; early victories included Supreme Court cases that ended
  Democratic white primary elections and secured the admission of
  Heman M. Sweatt to The University of Texas School of Law; public
  school desegregation cases dragged on longer, tied up in the courts
  for years while the NAACP confronted government retaliation; and
         WHEREAS, Texas branches of the NAACP have continued to build
  on the accomplishments of the Civil Rights Era; initiatives include
  litigating redistricting cases and targeting discriminatory
  practices in employment, housing, and the criminal justice system;
  since 1991, that work has been guided by Gary Bledsoe, president of
  the Texas NAACP; and
         WHEREAS, For more than eight decades, the Texas State
  Conference of NAACP Units has advanced the cause of social justice,
  and through their dedication as champions of equal rights, members
  across the state are furthering the vital goals of this
  trailblazing organization; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2019, as Texas NAACP Day
  at the State Capitol and extend to the members of the Texas State
  Conference of NAACP Units sincere best wishes for a memorable and
  productive visit to Austin.
 
  Reynolds
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Oliverson
 
Allen Guillen Ortega
 
Allison Gutierrez Pacheco
 
Anchia Harless Paddie
 
Anderson Harris Parker
 
Ashby Hefner Patterson
 
Bailes Hernandez Paul
 
Beckley Herrero Perez
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Phelan
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Price
 
Bernal Howard Ramos
 
Biedermann Huberty Raney
 
Blanco Hunter Raymond
 
Bohac Israel Reynolds
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Rose
 
Bucy Kacal Rosenthal
 
Burns King of Hemphill Sanford
 
Burrows King of Parker Schaefer
 
Button King of Uvalde Shaheen
 
Cain Klick Sheffield
 
Calanni Krause Sherman, Sr.
 
Canales Kuempel Shine
 
Capriglione Lambert Smith
 
Clardy Landgraf Smithee
 
Cole Lang Springer
 
Coleman Larson Stephenson
 
Collier Leach Stickland
 
Cortez Leman Stucky
 
Craddick Longoria Swanson
 
Cyrier Lozano Talarico
 
Darby Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Dallas Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Dean Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Deshotel Meyer Toth
 
Dominguez Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Dutton Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Farrar Miller VanDeaver
 
Fierro Minjarez Vo
 
Flynn Moody Walle
 
Frank Morrison White
 
Frullo Muñoz, Jr. Wilson
 
Geren Murphy Wray
 
Gervin-Hawkins Murr Wu
 
Goldman Neave Zedler
 
González of Dallas Nevárez Zerwas
 
González of El Paso Noble Zwiener
 
Goodwin
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 201 was adopted by the House on February
  26, 2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House