HR583 - Recognizing March 24, 2025, as HIV Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 583       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Members of the Positive Women's Network (PWN) Texas   Strike Force are gathering in Austin on March 24, 2025, for the   eighth biennial HIV Advocacy Day at the State Capitol; and          WHEREAS, This event is a statewide effort to bring together   Texans living with or affected by HIV and AIDS in order to promote   awareness and visibility of the epidemic; and          WHEREAS, The Department of State Health Services estimates   that Texas is currently home to more than 100,000 people with HIV, a   reality with incalculable public health, social, and financial   consequences; and          WHEREAS, While there have been enormous medical and   scientific advancements to assist those living with HIV, there is   still more to be done to combat the stigma that impedes efforts to   end the HIV epidemic; and          WHEREAS, In Texas, the many intersectional barriers faced by   people living with HIV have led to the formation of the PWN Texas   Strike Force, which is composed of partner organizations and   advocates from Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, and other   communities; and          WHEREAS, Every legislative session, HIV Advocacy Day   provides concerned citizens from all walks of life with the   opportunity to meet with state lawmakers and to make their voices   heard on this critical public health issue, and all those taking   part in this vital initiative are to be commended for their   contributions; now, therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize March 24, 2025, as HIV Advocacy Day at   the State Capitol and commend the PWN Texas Strike Force for its   invaluable work; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the coalition as an expression of high regard by the   Texas House of Representatives.     Jones of Dallas     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. 583 was adopted by the House on March   20, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House