Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2505
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Legendary Texas Congressman and State
6	6	Representative Mickey Leland is being posthumously honored with the
7	7	dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker at Texas Southern
8	8	University on August 18, 2023; and
9	9	WHEREAS, Born in Lubbock in 1944, George Thomas "Mickey"
10	10	Leland III grew up in Houston's Fifth Ward; a graduate of Phillis
11	11	Wheatley High School, he went on to earn a bachelor's degree in
12	12	pharmacy at TSU; even before he embarked on his career as an elected
13	13	official, he demonstrated a deep concern for those in need, and
14	14	while working as an instructor of clinical pharmacy at his alma
15	15	mater, he developed an educational outreach campaign offering
16	16	medical screenings to low-income residents; and
17	17	WHEREAS, Beginning his legislative service at the state
18	18	level, Congressman Leland first won election to the Texas House of
19	19	Representatives in 1972; he quickly gained renown in the area of
20	20	health care policy, and he helped coordinate the passage of
21	21	legislation for affordable generic drugs and supported the creation
22	22	of health maintenance organizations; a member of numerous
23	23	committees, he became the first African American to serve on the
24	24	Senate-House Conference Committee as a member of the House
25	25	Appropriations Committee, and he held the office of vice chair of
26	26	the Joint Committee on Prison Reform; and
27	27	WHEREAS, After three terms in the Texas House, Congressman
28	28	Leland was elected to the United States House of Representatives in
29	29	1978; taking a leading role on the issue of food insecurity, he
30	30	founded the House Select Committee on Hunger, secured $784 million
31	31	in funding for famine relief, and won passage of bills providing
32	32	fresh produce to low-income families and food and medical resources
33	33	for the homeless; he also helped establish the National Commission
34	34	on AIDS and served as chair of the Congressional Black Caucus from
35	35	1985 to 1987; moreover, he won praise from the State Department for
36	36	arranging the release of four Americans imprisoned in Cuba; and
37	37	WHEREAS, Congressman Leland tragically lost his life in a
38	38	plane crash in 1989 while leading a relief mission to a refugee camp
39	39	in Ethiopia; though his time on this earth proved far too brief, his
40	40	contributions have continued to resonate through the years,
41	41	inspiring legions of activists and public officials; in recognition
42	42	of his accomplishments, a number of facilities and initiatives have
43	43	been named in his honor, including a federal building and the Mickey
44	44	Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men in Houston and the
45	45	Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Internship Program; in
46	46	addition, the Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs
47	47	at TSU celebrates the contributions of these two groundbreaking
48	48	representatives from the 18th Congressional District; and
49	49	WHEREAS, Mickey Leland made a lasting, positive impact
50	50	through his tireless efforts to improve the lives of people in Texas
51	51	and around the globe, and the establishment of this official
52	52	historical marker is a fitting tribute to his remarkable legacy;
53	53	now, therefore, be it
54	54	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
55	55	Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of an Official Texas
56	56	Historical Marker honoring Congressman Mickey Leland.
57	57	Dutton
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Speaker of the House
60	60	I certify that H.R. No. 2505 was adopted by the House on May
61	61	29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
62	62	______________________________
63	63	Chief Clerk of the House