HR792 - Recognizing April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of America Day at the State Capitol.

      H.R. No. 792       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, The celebration of Jack and Jill of America Day at   the State Capitol on April 7, 2025, offers a welcome opportunity to   honor the organization's South Central Region; and          WHEREAS, Jack and Jill of America was founded in 1938 in an   effort to cultivate future generations of African American leaders   by providing youth between the ages of 2 and 19 with opportunities   related to leadership development, volunteer service,   philanthropic giving, and civic duty; the organization is composed   of children and adult family members, and its programming includes   service projects, lobbying, educational development, and the   coordination of community and charitable events; today, it works   with more than 50,000 members in 271 chapters nationwide; and          WHEREAS, The Houston and New Orleans, Louisiana, chapters of   Jack and Jill of America were chartered in 1952; the groups came   together five years later to form the organization's South Central   Region, which currently encompasses 38 chapters across Texas, New   Mexico, and Louisiana; the region serves 2,116 mothers and 1,827   fathers, as well as 1,360 associates and life members, and its   programs are attended by 1,996 children and 2,011 teenagers; and          WHEREAS, The South Central Region of Jack and Jill of America   has helped shape generations of leaders in the Lone Star State and   beyond, and the organization's invaluable contributions are indeed   worthy of recognition on this special occasion; now, therefore, be   it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby recognize April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of   America Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those affiliated   with the organization's South Central Region sincere best wishes   for continued success.     Reynolds     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. 792 was adopted by the House on April 7,   2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House