HR503 - Recognizing March 11, 2025, as Kappa Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 503       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha   Psi Fraternity, Inc., are gathering in Austin to celebrate Kappa   Day at the State Capitol on March 11, 2025; and          WHEREAS, One of the oldest historically Black Greek-letter   fraternities in the nation, Kappa Alpha Psi was founded at Indiana   University in 1911; nearly two decades later, the fraternity   established its Southwestern Province to serve chapters in   Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Mississippi, and Texas; and          WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Southwestern Province of   Kappa Alpha Psi has upheld the fraternity's mission to encourage a   commitment to excellence and to promote the well-being of its   members and their communities; many of the organization's alumni   have distinguished themselves as leaders in education, public   service, business, and civic engagement; and          WHEREAS, For more than a century, Kappa Alpha Psi 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 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 11, 2025, as Kappa Day at the   State Capitol and extend to all those associated with Kappa Alpha   Psi Fraternity, Inc., sincere best wishes for continued success;   and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the Southwestern Province of Kappa Alpha Psi as an   expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.     Dutton     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. 503 was adopted by the House on March   11, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House