H.R. No. 834

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Collegiate and alumnae members of Delta Sigma Theta
	Sorority, Incorporated, are gathering in Austin on April 14, 2025,
	to mark Red and White Day, a day of advocacy and action, at the State
	Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, was
	founded on January 13, 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, The organization is made up of more than 350,000
	women in the United States and several foreign countries; it
	encompasses over 1,000 chapters, with many in the Lone Star State;
	participants work toward positive change in their communities,
	placing a strong emphasis on the core issues of economic
	development, educational development, international awareness,
	political awareness, and physical and mental health; moreover,
	members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 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 Toni Rose, Rhetta Andrews Bowers, and Lauren Ashley
	Simmons and former state representative and current Congresswoman
	Jasmine Crockett, as well as legendary former legislators, such as
	State Representative Ruth Jones McClendon and Congresswoman
	Barbara Jordan; among the Texans who have held significant
	leadership positions within the organization is the sorority's
	current international president and chair, Elsie Cooke-Holmes, who
	resides in Plano; and
	WHEREAS, The women of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,
	Incorporated, have enriched the State of Texas and the entire
	nation through their advocacy and civic engagement, 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 89th Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize April 14, 2025, as Red and White Day at
	the State Capitol and extend to all those involved with Delta Sigma
	Theta Sorority, Incorporated, 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
	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. 834 was adopted by the House on April
	14, 2025, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House