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