TITLE: Recognizing February 6, 2013, as Texas Chiropractic Association Day at the Capitol.

SUMMARY: Recognizing February 6, 2013, as Texas Chiropractic Association Day at the Capitol.

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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chiropractic Association are gathering in Austin on February 6, 2013, to celebrate Texas Chiropractic Association Day at the State Capitol; and WHEREAS, Since the founding of chiropractic in 1895, physicians trained in this discipline have provided natural and conservative methods of health care without the use of surgery or medication; and WHEREAS, Doctors of chiropractic devote careful attention to the biomechanics, structure, and function of the spine, its effects on the musculoskeletal and neurological systems, and the role played by the proper function of these systems in the preservation and restoration of health; and WHEREAS, While patients visit chiropractors for a myriad of reasons, many are looking for relief from back pain; more than 31 million Americans suffer from this pervasive condition and one-half of all working Americans admit to having this symptom, many experiencing pain severe enough for them to seek professional help; and WHEREAS, The Texas Chiropractic Association has served the interests of doctors of chiropractic and chiropractic patients across Texas since 1916; the organization and its members work to contain and lower health care costs while providing increased access to care for millions in the Lone Star State; and WHEREAS, Practitioners of chiropractic play a vital role in meeting the health care needs of countless Texans, and their notable contributions to the citizens of this state are indeed deserving of commendation; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2013, as Texas Chiropractic Association Day at the State Capitol and extend a warm welcome to the men and women of the association; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Texas Chiropractic Association as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Menendez Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 354 was adopted by the House on February 6, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House