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  H.R. No. 442
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Members of the Lone Star State Ques, Ninth District
  of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., are visiting the State Capitol on
  March 18, 2025, and this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to
  honor the organization for its record of leadership and service;
  and
         WHEREAS, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was established by
  three students on the campus of Howard University in 1911; the Ninth
  District of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., was ratified 12 years
  later, expanding the fraternity to Texas, as well as to Louisiana,
  Arkansas, Oklahoma, and California; today, the organization
  encompasses more than 750 undergraduate and graduate chapters
  across the United States and around the world, including over 50
  undergraduate and graduate chapters across the State of Texas; and
         WHEREAS, The fraternity encourages its members to strive for
  academic excellence and to use their resources for the betterment
  of society; working diligently toward the greater good, members
  promote education, support voter registration, fight illiteracy,
  volunteer for Habitat for Humanity, and participate in numerous
  other mentoring and fund-raising activities; and
         WHEREAS, In 1945, Omega Psi Phi launched a National Social
  Action Program to help address the needs of African Americans in the
  areas of health, housing, civil rights, and education; recent
  initiatives include "Brother, You're on My Mind," a collaboration
  with the National Institute on Minority Health and Health
  Disparities to start conversations about mental health; in 2022,
  the fraternity formed a partnership with the Alzheimer's
  Association to raise awareness of the disease in the Black
  community and connect those affected and their families with
  resources; in February 2025, the Lone Star State Ques hosted their
  annual state meeting, electing new members of their Executive
  Council; and
         WHEREAS, The men of Omega Psi Phi have distinguished
  themselves through their countless good works, and they are to be
  commended for their dedication to positive change and to the
  principles that have guided this outstanding organization for more
  than a century; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
  Legislature hereby recognize March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day
  at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the visiting
  delegation.
 
  Simmons
 
 
Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw
 
Alders Guillen Morgan
 
Allen Harless Muñoz
 
Anchía Harris Noble
 
Ashby Harris Davila Olcott
 
Barry Harrison Oliverson
 
Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz
 
Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr
 
Bernal Hernandez Patterson
 
Bhojani Hickland Paul
 
Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso
 
Bowers Holt Perez of Harris
 
Bryant Hopper Phelan
 
Buckley Howard Pierson
 
Bucy Hull Plesa
 
Bumgarner Hunter Raymond
 
Button Isaac Reynolds
 
Cain Johnson Richardson
 
Campos Jones of Dallas Rodríguez Ramos
 
Canales Jones of Harris Romero
 
Capriglione Kerwin Rose
 
Cole King Rosenthal
 
Collier Kitzman Schatzline
 
Cook LaHood Schofield
 
Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft
 
Craddick Lambert Shaheen
 
Cunningham Landgraf Shofner
 
Curry Leach Simmons
 
Darby Leo Wilson Slawson
 
A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee
 
Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller
 
Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson
 
DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico
 
Dorazio Louderback Tepper
 
Dutton Lowe Thompson
 
Dyson Lozano Tinderholt
 
Fairly Lujan Toth
 
Flores Luther Troxclair
 
Frank Manuel Turner
 
Gámez Martinez VanDeaver
 
Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut
 
Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos
 
Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell
 
Gates Metcalf Vo
 
Gerdes Meyer Walle
 
Geren Meza Ward Johnson
 
Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton
 
González of Dallas Moody Wilson
 
González of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu
 
Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener
 
  ______________________________
  Speaker of the House     
 
         I certify that H.R. No. 442 was adopted by the House on March
  18, 2025, by a non-record vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House