By: Collier H.R. No. 287
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Toni Rose, is
celebrating her 49th birthday on February 3, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1968, Toni Rose was first elected to
represent Texas House District 110 in 2012; she has authored
legislation to improve senior access to transportation, children's
health care, access to mental health services, and emergency
preparedness management; she has served as vice chair of the House
Committee on Human Services, as a member of the Select Committees on
Mental Health and Child Protection, and as a member of both the
Rules and Resolutions and Juvenile Justice and Family Issues
Committees; in addition, she has served as secretary to the Texas
Legislative Black Caucus and as treasurer and deputy whip of the
Texas House Democratic Caucus; and
WHEREAS, Representative Rose has benefited her fellow Dallas
residents through her work on the Planning and Zoning Commission,
the Judicial Nominating Commission, the Martin Luther King Jr.
Community Center Board, and the North Central Texas Council of
Governments Executive Board; she has also given generously of her
time and expertise as a member of the Moorland Branch YMCA Board,
Dallas Development Board for Texan Can Academies, United Negro
College Fund North Texas Leadership Council, and the Dallas County
Local Emergency Planning Committee; moreover, she has served in
leadership roles with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated and
many other organizations; the recipient of numerous accolades,
Representative Rose was honored in 2015 with both the Prism Award
from Mental Health America of Greater Dallas and the Mental Health
Advocate Award from the National Alliance on Mental Illness Dallas;
she holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Paul Quinn
College; and
WHEREAS, Toni Rose has earned the lasting respect and
appreciation of her colleagues and fellow Texans, and it is indeed a
pleasure to honor her on this joyous occasion; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Honorable Toni Rose on her 49th
birthday and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Representative Rose as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.