H.R. No. 1540
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
 
         WHEREAS, Proud members of the South Central Region of Alpha
  Kappa Alpha Sorority are gathering in Austin on May 14, 2019, to
  celebrate Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol; and
         WHEREAS, The nation's first Greek sorority for African
  American women, Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded as a social and
  service organization on January 15, 1908, by Howard University
  undergraduate Ethel Hedgeman Lyle and 19 other students; these
  inspiring women are today known as "the Twenty Pearls"; and
         WHEREAS, The sorority seeks to cultivate and encourage high
  scholastic and ethical standards, to promote unity and friendship
  among college women, to improve the social stature of women of all
  ages, and to be of service to all mankind; a member of the National
  Pan-Hellenic Council, Alpha Kappa Alpha serves people around the
  world through the efforts of nearly 300,000 members in over 1,000
  chapters located in the United States, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the
  Bahamas, Bermuda, Canada, Germany, South Korea, Japan, Dubai, and
  Liberia; and
         WHEREAS, For more than a century, the group has made a
  positive difference with its important work in the areas of civil
  rights, education, economic empowerment, and health care; under the
  leadership of the sorority's 30th international president,
  Dr. Glenda Baskin Glover, Alpha Kappa Alpha continues to focus on
  the personal and professional development of its members, on the
  bonds of sisterhood, and on its domestic and international servant
  leadership; and
         WHEREAS, Alpha Kappa Alpha has long remained at the forefront
  of effective advocacy and social change, and its members' efforts
  have made an important contribution to the goals of equality and
  equity for all citizens of the world; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize May 14, 2019, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day
  at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the sorority's
  visiting delegation.
 
  Allen
  Thompson of Harris
 
 
Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble
 
Allen Guillen Oliverson
 
Allison Gutierrez Ortega
 
Anchia Harless Pacheco
 
Anderson Harris Paddie
 
Ashby Hefner Parker
 
Bailes Hernandez Patterson
 
Beckley Herrero Paul
 
Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez
 
Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan
 
Bernal Howard Price
 
Biedermann Huberty Ramos
 
Blanco Hunter Raney
 
Bohac Israel Raymond
 
Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds
 
Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez
 
Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr.
 
Bucy Kacal Rose
 
Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal
 
Burrows King of Parker Sanford
 
Button King of Uvalde Schaefer
 
Cain Klick Shaheen
 
Calanni Krause Sheffield
 
Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr.
 
Capriglione Lambert Shine
 
Clardy Landgraf Smith
 
Cole Lang Smithee
 
Coleman Larson Springer
 
Collier Leach Stephenson
 
Cortez Leman Stickland
 
Craddick Longoria Stucky
 
Cyrier Lopez Swanson
 
Darby Lozano Talarico
 
Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry
 
Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
 
Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
 
Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt
 
Dominguez Meyer Toth
 
Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas
 
Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant
 
Fierro Miller VanDeaver
 
Flynn Minjarez Vo
 
Frank Moody Walle
 
Frullo Morales White
 
Geren Morrison Wilson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Muñoz, Jr. Wray
 
Goldman Murphy Wu
 
González of Dallas Murr Zedler
 
González of El Paso Neave Zerwas
 
Goodwin Nevárez Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 1540 was adopted by the House on May 14,
  2019, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House