H.R. No. 1633

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of the Delta Sigma
	Theta Sorority are gathering in Austin on May 15, 2019, to mark Red
	and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State Capitol;
	and
	WHEREAS, The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was initiated in 1913
	at Howard University in Washington, D.C.; the 22 original members
	included four young women from Texas, Zephyr Chisom Carter, Jessie
	McGuire Dent, Frederica Chase Dodd, and Myra Davis Hemmings, all
	committed to academic excellence and social change; members marched
	in a women's suffrage parade soon after, and they incorporated as a
	national organization in 1930; and
	WHEREAS, Since its founding, more than 200,000 women have
	joined Delta Sigma Theta in the United States and several foreign
	countries; the sorority encompasses approximately 1,000 chapters,
	with many in the Lone Star State; participants work toward positive
	change in their communities and advocate for economic development,
	international awareness, physical and mental health, and improved
	education; moreover, they mentor at-risk young women, conduct voter
	awareness drives, host political forums, and help guide and inform
	public policy; and
	WHEREAS, Many members of the sorority have gone on to have
	distinguished careers in public service, including Texas State
	Representatives Rhetta Andrews Bowers and Toni Rose, as well as the
	late state representative Ruth Jones McClendon and the late
	congresswoman Barbara Jordan; and
	WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta have enriched the
	State of Texas and the nation with their generosity and their wide
	array of programs and services, and it is indeed a pleasure to
	commend them for their noteworthy endeavors; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize May 15, 2019, as Red and White Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with the Delta
	Sigma Theta Sorority sincere best wishes for the future; 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.
	Rose
	Bowers
	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. 1633 was adopted by the House on May 15,
	2019, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House