HR442 - Recognizing March 18, 2025, as Omega Psi Phi Day at the State Capitol.

      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