Bill Text: TX HR365 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Gary Schwarz on his selection as a 2017 DentaQuest Health Equity Hero.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR365 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR365-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 365 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Gary Schwarz has been recognized by DentaQuest | ||
as one of the organization's 2017 Health Equity Heroes; and | ||
WHEREAS, Established in 2015, the DentaQuest Health Equity | ||
Hero awards program recognizes industry leaders whose innovative | ||
efforts have helped improve health outcomes and access to care for | ||
underserved populations in their local communities; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Schwarz is cofounder and former president of the | ||
Weslaco-based nonprofit organization Dentists Who Care, which | ||
serves low-income, uninsured families in the Rio Grande Valley; | ||
since its founding in 1996, the group has provided $7.5 million in | ||
free preventive dental care to more than 25,000 patients; and | ||
WHEREAS, A graduate of the Baylor University College of | ||
Dentistry, this notable Texan currently practices at Valley OMS | ||
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, and he belongs to a number of | ||
professional organizations, including the American Dental | ||
Association, the Rio Grande Valley District Dental Society, and the | ||
American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons; he has further | ||
given of his time and expertise as founder and director of the | ||
Seattle Study Club of South Texas and as a member of the board of | ||
trustees for the Valley Baptist Health System; and | ||
WHEREAS, Through his commitment to offering skilled, | ||
compassionate, and accessible dental care, Dr. Gary Schwarz has | ||
benefited the lives of many South Texans, and this prestigious | ||
award is indeed a fitting acknowledgment of his outstanding record | ||
of service; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Dr. Gary | ||
Schwarz on his selection as a 2017 DentaQuest Health Equity Hero and | ||
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it | ||
further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Schwarz as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Guerra | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 365 was adopted by the House on August | ||
15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||