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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Podiatric Medical Association |
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| 6 | 7 | | are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the organization's |
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| 7 | 8 | | founding on June 24, 2017; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The TPMA traces its origins back to October 22, |
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| 9 | 10 | | 1917, when the Texas Chiropodist Society held its first organized |
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| 10 | 11 | | meeting; in 1923, the 38th Texas Legislature passed a bill adding |
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| 11 | 12 | | the practice of chiropody, now known as podiatry, to the Medical |
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| 12 | 13 | | Practice Act, and in 1939, the State of Texas began independently |
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| 13 | 14 | | licensing chiropodists; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The organization adopted the Texas Podiatric |
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| 15 | 16 | | Medical Association as its name in 1986; today, its membership |
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| 16 | 17 | | includes more than 680 doctors of podiatric medicine, or |
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| 17 | 18 | | podiatrists, who are uniquely qualified to diagnose and treat |
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| 18 | 19 | | conditions affecting the foot and ankle; the care that they provide |
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| 19 | 20 | | to Texas patients can reduce hospitalizations and save millions in |
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| 20 | 21 | | medical costs, and their services are of crucial importance to |
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| 21 | 22 | | diabetic patients with complications of the lower extremities; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, For a century, the Texas Podiatric Medical |
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| 23 | 24 | | Association has advanced the interests and standard of care of a |
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| 24 | 25 | | medical profession that is vital to the well-being of countless |
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| 25 | 26 | | Texans, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing this special |
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| 26 | 27 | | milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby honor the Texas Podiatric Medical Association on |
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| 29 | 30 | | its centennial celebration and commend the men and women of this |
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| 30 | 31 | | exemplary organization for their important work; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for the Texas Podiatric Medical Association as an |
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| 33 | 34 | | expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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