H.R. No. 30

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Proud members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity are
	gathering at the State Capitol on January 24, 2023, providing a
	fitting opportunity to celebrate the fraternity's exceptional
	legacy of civic engagement; and
	WHEREAS, Launched at Cornell University on December 4, 1906,
	Alpha Phi Alpha was the first intercollegiate Greek-letter
	fraternity established by African Americans; founded by seven men
	who came to be known as the "Jewels" of the organization, Alpha Phi
	Alpha initially served as a study and support group for minority
	students who were struggling against racial prejudice; these early
	leaders laid the foundation for the fraternity's principles of
	scholarship, fellowship, character, and the uplifting of humanity;
	and
	WHEREAS, In the years that followed, Alpha Phi Alpha chapters
	were formed at other colleges across the nation; while the
	fraternity placed a strong emphasis on the academic excellence of
	its members, it also expanded its focus to address the educational,
	economic, political, and social injustices faced by African
	Americans and people of color around the world; over the decades,
	many former Alpha Phi Alpha members have stood at the forefront of
	the fight for civil rights, including W. E. B. Du Bois, Paul
	Robeson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Adam
	Clayton Powell Jr., Edward Brooke, Andrew Young, and William Gray;
	and
	WHEREAS, Alpha Phi Alpha has been an interracial group since
	1945 and now encompasses chapters across the United States; the
	fraternity has an especially rich history in the Lone Star State,
	which has been home to three of the organization's general
	presidents, and a number of prominent Texas leaders are Alpha Phi
	Alpha alumni; and
	WHEREAS, For more than a century, Alpha Phi Alpha has worked
	to foster a brotherhood of concerned citizens who devote themselves
	to the greater good, and its members may indeed reflect with pride
	on their organization's noteworthy tradition of activism and
	achievement; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize January 24, 2023, as Alpha Phi Alpha
	Fraternity Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those
	associated with the organization sincere best wishes for the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
	prepared for the fraternity as an expression of high regard by the
	Texas House of Representatives.
	Reynolds
	Phelan Guerra Murr
	Allen Guillen Neave Criado
	Allison Harless Noble
	Anchía Harris of Anderson Oliverson
	Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz
	Ashby Harrison Orr
	Bailes Hayes Ortega
	Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson
	Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul
	Bernal Herrero Perez
	Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa
	Bonnen Holland Price
	Bowers Howard Ramos
	Bryant Hull Raney
	Buckley Hunter Raymond
	Bucy Isaac Reynolds
	Bumgarner Jetton Rogers
	Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr.
	Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose
	Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal
	Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer
	Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline
	Canales Kacal Schofield
	Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen
	Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr.
	Cole Kitzman Shine
	Collier Klick Slaton
	Cook Kuempel Slawson
	Cortez Lalani Smith
	Craddick Lambert Smithee
	Cunningham Landgraf Spiller
	Darby Leach Stucky
	Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson
	Dean Longoria Talarico
	DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper
	Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry
	Dutton Lozano Thimesch
	Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria
	Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris
	Frazier Martinez Tinderholt
	Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth
	Garcia Metcalf Troxclair
	Gates Meyer Turner
	Gerdes Meza VanDeaver
	Geren Moody Vasut
	Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo
	Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle
	González of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson
	González of El Paso Morrison Wu
	Goodwin Muñoz, Jr. Zwiener
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 30 was adopted by the House on January
	24, 2023, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House