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