TITLE: Recognizing March 8, 2023, as Pink Granite Day at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing March 8, 2023, as Pink Granite Day at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Members of the Pink Granite community are gathering at the State Capitol on March 8, 2023; and WHEREAS, Founded in 2017, the Pink Granite Foundation is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization committed to educating women working in politics and public policy; its membership of over 200 includes women, and supportive men, in all areas of government and politics, at all levels of experience, from students to elected officials; and WHEREAS, The foundation offers its members educational programming covering a wide range of topics, among which are legislative rules, crisis communications, and guidance on engaging in civil discourse regarding divisive issues; in 2021, the foundation launched a mentorship program, which has benefited more than 100 women to date, including several members of the Texas Legislature and their staffs; and WHEREAS, In the years to come, women will play an ever greater role in the arena of politics and public policy, and through its efforts, the Pink Granite Foundation is helping to equip women of all political affiliations with the tools they need to contribute to the future of the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby recognize March 8, 2023, as Pink Granite Day at the State Capitol and extend to all those participating in this event sincere best wishes for a memorable and meaningful experience; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Pink Granite Foundation as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Howard Phelan Guerra Murr Allen Guillen Neave Criado Allison Harless Noble Anch a Harris of Anderson Oliverson Anderson Harris of Williamson Ordaz Ashby Harrison Orr Bailes Hayes Ortega Bell of Kaufman Hefner Patterson Bell of Montgomery Hernandez Paul Bernal Herrero Perez Bhojani Hinojosa Plesa Bonnen Holland Price Bowers Howard Ramos Bryant Hull Raney Buckley Hunter Raymond Bucy Isaac Reynolds Bumgarner Jetton Rogers Burns Johnson of Dallas Romero, Jr. Burrows A. Johnson of Harris Rose Button J. Johnson of Harris Rosenthal Cain Jones of Dallas Schaefer Campos Jones of Harris Schatzline Canales Kacal Schofield Capriglione King of Hemphill Shaheen Clardy King of Uvalde Sherman, Sr. Cole Kitzman Shine Collier Klick Slaton Cook Kuempel Slawson Cortez Lalani Smith Craddick Lambert Smithee Cunningham Landgraf Spiller Darby Leach Stucky Davis Leo-Wilson Swanson Dean Longoria Talarico DeAyala Lopez of Bexar Tepper Dorazio Lopez of Cameron Thierry Dutton Lozano Thimesch Flores Lujan Thompson of Brazoria Frank Manuel Thompson of Harris Frazier Martinez Tinderholt Gamez Martinez Fischer Toth Garcia Metcalf Troxclair Gates Meyer Turner Gerdes Meza VanDeaver Geren Moody Vasut Gervin-Hawkins Morales of Harris Vo Goldman Morales of Maverick Walle Gonz lez of Dallas Morales Shaw Wilson Gonz lez of El Paso Morrison Wu Goodwin Mu oz, Jr. Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 524 was adopted by the House on March 8, 2023, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House