By: Collier H.R. No. 291
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Our esteemed colleague, the Honorable Toni Rose, is
celebrating her birthday on February 3, 2017; and
WHEREAS, 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, Executive Board member of the
National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL
Women)serving as Financial Secretary; moreover, she has served in
leadership roles with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated,
which she is celebrating her 25th anniversary, 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
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.