TITLE: Recognizing March 19, 2025, as 4-H Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 19, 2025, as 4-H Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Many students in Texas 4-H are gathering in Austin on March 19, 2025, in celebration of 4-H Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Established as an agricultural club in Jack County in 1908, 4-H is now the largest youth development program in the state, with more than 550,000 students from every Texas county taking part each year; the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Prairie View A&M Cooperative Extension Program administer the program and are assisted by more than 29,000 trained volunteers; and WHEREAS, The organization's name stands for Head, Heart, Hands, and Health, reflecting different aspects of an individual's personal and social responsibilities; guided by the motto "to make the best better," today's clubs emphasize leadership, citizenship, and strong character, help members to acquire valuable life skills, and foster readiness for college and the workplace; participants have the opportunity to engage in projects related not only to agriculture but also to science, engineering, technology, natural resources, and healthy lifestyles; in Texas, some of the most popular programs are food and nutrition, agriculture awareness and education, gardening and horticulture, and veterinary science; and WHEREAS, According to a study conducted by the Institute for Applied Research in Youth Development at Tufts University, 4-H participants are four times more likely than their peers to contribute to their communities; they are also twice as likely to make healthier choices and to participate in science programs outside of school; and WHEREAS, Since its inception, 4-H has enriched the lives of countless youths across the Lone Star State, and the program's alumni have gone on to make a lasting, positive difference in their communities and beyond; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 19, 2025, as 4-H Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those in attendance sincere best wishes for a memorable and productive event. Ashby Burrows Guerra Morales Shaw Alders Guillen Morgan Allen Harless Mu oz Anch a Harris Noble Ashby Harris Davila Olcott Barry Harrison Oliverson Bell of Kaufman Hayes Ordaz Bell of Montgomery Hefner Orr Bernal Hernandez Patterson Bhojani Hickland Paul Bonnen Hinojosa Perez of El Paso Bowers Holt Perez of Harris Bryant Hopper Phelan Buckley Howard Pierson Bucy Hull Plesa Bumgarner Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Cain Johnson Richardson Campos Jones of Dallas Rodr guez Ramos Canales Jones of Harris Romero Capriglione Kerwin Rose Cole King Rosenthal Collier Kitzman Schatzline Cook LaHood Schofield Cortez Lalani Schoolcraft Craddick Lambert Shaheen Cunningham Landgraf Shofner Curry Leach Simmons Darby Leo Wilson Slawson A. Davis of Dallas Little Smithee Y. Davis of Dallas Longoria Spiller Dean Lopez of Bexar Swanson DeAyala Lopez of Cameron Talarico Dorazio Louderback Tepper Dutton Lowe Thompson Dyson Lozano Tinderholt Fairly Lujan Toth Flores Luther Troxclair Frank Manuel Turner G mez Martinez VanDeaver Garcia of Bexar Martinez Fischer Vasut Garcia of Dallas McLaughlin Villalobos Garcia Hernandez McQueeney Virdell Gates Metcalf Vo Gerdes Meyer Walle Geren Meza Ward Johnson Gervin-Hawkins Money Wharton Gonz lez of Dallas Moody Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morales of Harris Wu Goodwin Morales of Maverick Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 495 was adopted by the House on March 19, 2025, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House