HR913 - Honoring Dr. Francis H. Wright Jr. of San Antonio for his service as chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.

      H.R. No. 913       R E S O L U T I O N          WHEREAS, Dr. Francis H. Wright Jr. of San Antonio concluded   his noteworthy tenure as chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task   Force in December 2024; and          WHEREAS, Appointed to the task force by the governor in 2019,   Dr. Wright was named chair two years later; the team of experts   coordinates the implementation of the state's plan for the   prevention, early screening, diagnosis, and management of chronic   kidney disease, and it educates health care professionals as well;   and          WHEREAS, Now retired, Dr. Wright worked tirelessly in behalf   of chronic kidney disease patients during more than four decades as   both a surgeon and advocate; he performed over 3,000 transplants,   and as medical director of Transplant Care Consultants, he   addressed such issues pertaining to care as quality, outcomes, and   access; prior to that role, he served as founding director of organ   transplantation as well as director of the Solid Organ Transplant   Program and of the Transplant Surgery Fellowship Program at the   Texas Transplant Institute on the campus of Methodist Specialty and   Transplant Hospital in San Antonio; in addition, he established and   directed the transplant program at Centennial Medical Center in   Nashville, Tennessee; and          WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving health care, Dr. Wright   helped to develop national transplant policy as a member of several   committees of the United Network for Organ Sharing, and he served as   president of both the South-Eastern Organ Procurement Foundation   and the American Foundation for Donation and Transplantation; he   further gave of his time and knowledge to boards and committees of   the State of Texas Kidney Foundation and the U.S. Renal Network 14;   his professional affiliations have included the American Society of   Transplant Surgeons and the International Transplantation Society,   among others; and          WHEREAS, Dr. Wright's research regarding organ transplant   topics appeared in numerous publications; a fellow of the American   College of Surgeons, he received his medical degree from The   University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and   completed an organ transplant fellowship at the University of Iowa   Hospitals in 1988 as a member of its surgery faculty; and          WHEREAS, Through his leadership and vision, Francis Wright   greatly advanced the important mission of the CKD Task Force, and   his contributions are indeed deserving of special recognition; now,   therefore, be it          RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby honor Dr. Francis H. Wright Jr. for his service   as chair of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force and extend to him   sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for Dr. Wright as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives.     Guillen     ______________________________   Speaker of the House                 I certify that H.R. No. 913 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House