H.R. No. 775
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Each year, an average of 1,200 Texas children and
adolescents learn that they have some form of cancer; and
WHEREAS, A diagnosis of childhood cancer is news that no
family can prepare for or envision receiving, and it is too often
the first step on a frightening, uncertain, and costly road; and
WHEREAS, Texas is fortunate to be home to numerous hospitals
that are a part of the Children's Oncology Group, a network of
medical centers working to develop the next wave of lifesaving
treatments; together, these institutions are considered to be the
world's pediatric cancer experts; and
WHEREAS, These hospitals are: in San Antonio, Methodist
Children's Hospital, The University of Texas Health Science Center,
Children's Hospital of San Antonio, and Brooke Army Medical Center;
in Houston, MD Anderson Cancer Center and Texas Children's
Hospital; in Dallas, Children's Medical Center of Dallas, Medical
City Dallas Hospital, and The University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center; and Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas
in Austin, Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, El Paso
Children's Hospital, Driscoll Children's Hospital in Corpus
Christi, Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, and Covenant
Children's Hospital in Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, A calendar month has been dedicated to each type of
cancer to help promote awareness and support for those affected,
and September is the month set aside to highlight childhood cancer;
and
WHEREAS, The advancement of medical knowledge and the
collaboration of many individuals and organizations are pivotal to
the search for a cure, and the observance of Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month encourages Texans to affirm their commitment to
that important effort; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize September 2015 as Childhood Cancer
Awareness Month and commend all those who are involved in the fight
to end this devastating disease.
Raymond
Hunter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 775 was adopted by the House on March
12, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House