Bill Text: TX HCR84 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Designating January 22, the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, as the Day of Tears for a 10-year period beginning in 2020.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-12 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HCR84 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HCR84-Introduced.html
| 86R14924 KSM-F | ||
| By: Krause | H.C.R. No. 84 | |
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| WHEREAS, On January 22, 1973, the majority of the members of | ||
| the United States Supreme Court ruled, in Roe v. Wade, that abortion | ||
| was a right secured by the U.S. Constitution; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since that fateful day, more than 58 million unborn | ||
| children have perished; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 86th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby designate January 22 as the Day of Tears and encourage the | ||
| citizens of the Lone Star State to lower their flags to half-staff | ||
| on that day; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with the provisions of Section | ||
| 391.004(d), Government Code, this designation remain in effect | ||
| until the 10th anniversary of the date that this resolution is | ||
| finally passed by the legislature. | ||
