HR834 - Recognizing April 14, 2025, as Red and White Day at the State Capitol in honor of the advocacy efforts of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated.

      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