H.R. No. 829

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Black Maternal Health Week is being observed from
	April 11-17, 2025, to raise awareness of racial disparities in
	maternal health outcomes and to rally support for efforts to reduce
	maternal mortality and morbidity in Black communities; and
	WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
	Prevention, Black women in the United States are two to three times
	more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related
	complications; due in part to this disparity, the nation has the
	highest maternal mortality rate among all affluent countries; and
	WHEREAS, In Texas, Black women also suffer from higher
	maternal death rates than women of other races; among Black women,
	more than 134 fatalities occur for every 10,000 delivery
	hospitalizations, compared to the overall state average of
	approximately 85 fatalities for every 10,000 delivery
	hospitalizations; the causes of these disproportionate figures
	include socioeconomic factors, obstacles to health care access, and
	historical health inequities; and
	WHEREAS, The CDC has found that over 80 percent of
	pregnancy-related deaths are preventable; compounding the issue,
	more than 46 percent of all Texas counties are considered maternity
	care deserts, exceeding the national average of 33 percent; as a
	consequence, many Texas women are left without access to nearby
	hospitals, birthing centers, or obstetric providers, and midwives,
	doulas, perinatal health workers, and community-based
	organizations are further hindered by structural hurdles to
	providing holistic maternity care; and
	WHEREAS, Black Maternal Health Week was created by the Black
	Mamas Matter Alliance to make Black maternal health a more urgent
	priority, and the initiative is returning for its eighth year in
	2025 with the theme "Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal
	Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy"; and
	WHEREAS, Addressing maternal health disparities requires
	ensuring access to quality, affordable health care for everyone,
	and Black Maternal Health Week serves as an opportune time to
	reaffirm our commitment to building a future where all mothers,
	families, and communities thrive; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize April 11-17, 2025, as Black Maternal
	Health Week and call on all Texans to support the goal of raising
	the standard of care for mothers in our state and nation.
	Rose
	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. 829 was adopted by the House on April
	10, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House