SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 276
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
join Texans across the state in celebrating April 8, 2015, as
Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, The practice of pharmacy in Texas traces its roots
to the Spanish missionaries, explorers, and physicians who came
to the region in the 17th century; and
WHEREAS, The first permanent organization of Texas
pharmacists, the Texas Pharmaceutical Association, was founded
in Dallas in 1879; its mission was to organize pharmacists on a
professional basis, establish legal guidelines for the profession,
and improve educational standards for pharmacists; and
WHEREAS, A school of pharmacy was established at The
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston in 1893; it was
moved to the Austin campus and became the College of Pharmacy in
1927; the first law regulating the practice of pharmacy was
passed in 1889, and the current Texas Pharmacy Law was enacted in
1929; and
WHEREAS, Today, pharmacy in Texas has become a major
profession with invaluable influence on the field of health care;
pharmacists' opinions are sought to help make decisions in every
aspect of medicine; pharmacists are truly deserving of special
recognition for the profound impact they have on the health
science and on the health care of our state's citizens; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby commend the pharmacists of Texas on their
commitment to quality health care and extend to them best wishes
for a productive and rewarding Texas Pharmacy Day at the Capitol;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special occasion.
Schwertner
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on March 2, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate