Bill Text: TX HR339 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the NAACP H. Boyd Hall Branch in Corpus Christi.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-03-14 - Reported enrolled [HR339 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR339-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 339 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The members of the NAACP H. Boyd Hall Branch in | ||
| Corpus Christi are celebrating the chapter's 100th anniversary at | ||
| the Freedom Fund Banquet on January 19, 2019; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Seeking to end racial discrimination, the Corpus | ||
| Christi branch of the NAACP held its first meeting on February 7, | ||
| 1919, with a robust total of 56 people stepping forward to take up | ||
| the organization's mission; in 1923, the group was forced to cease | ||
| operations due to an increase in violence against the area's | ||
| African American population, but the chapter's members remained | ||
| resolute in their quest for equality; they reorganized and applied | ||
| for a new charter on February 2, 1928; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The H. Boyd Hall Branch has thrived in the decades | ||
| since; inspired by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., its | ||
| members took part in the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and | ||
| 1960s, and their efforts, combined with those of other activists | ||
| around the nation, helped bring about important advances, such as | ||
| passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Today, under the direction of current chapter | ||
| president Terry Mills, the H. Boyd Hall Branch continues to serve as | ||
| a prominent voice championing diversity and inclusion, with | ||
| thousands of people regularly turning out to support NAACP events | ||
| in the Coastal Bend region; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The H. Boyd Hall Branch of the NAACP has played an | ||
| essential role in bringing about progressive change in the Corpus | ||
| Christi community and beyond, and its members are indeed deserving | ||
| of recognition for their steadfast commitment to the principles of | ||
| equal rights and social justice; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the H. Boyd | ||
| Hall Branch of the NAACP and commend the chapter for its outstanding | ||
| record of achievement; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the organization as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 339 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 13, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
