H.R. No. 1229
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Through the Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign, the El
Paso Community College Student Government Association has made
great strides toward its goal of achieving a smoke-free and
tobacco-free campus environment; and
WHEREAS, For more than 10 years, the Student Government
Association has worked to raise awareness of the dangers of
secondhand smoke; the organization's efforts have included
organizing educational exhibitions, hosting a speaker to help
facilitate a discussion about the tobacco industry, and staging
demonstrations with the goal of persuading the college to join 100
other campuses across the country in adopting a smoke-free policy;
in February 2020, the college's board of trustees approved a
measure to develop a policy banning tobacco and vaping products at
all EPCC facilities; and
WHEREAS, The Tejanos Against Tobacco campaign has garnered
support from the Tobacco Control Network and the American Heart
Association; in 2016, EPCC was awarded a $20,000 grant as part of
the American Cancer Society and the CVS Health Foundation's
Tobacco-Free Generation Campus Initiative, which went toward
Tejanos Against Tobacco and efforts to eliminate tobacco at all
EPCC facilities; and
WHEREAS, The Student Government Association has demonstrated
an impressive commitment to making El Paso Community College a
healthier place for all, and it is fitting to recognize the
organization for its accomplishments through the Tejanos Against
Tobacco campaign over the past decade; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby honor the El Paso Community College Student
Government Association for its work with the Tejanos Against
Tobacco campaign and extend to all those involved with the
association sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the El Paso Community College SGA as an expression of
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Fierro
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1229 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House