H.R. No. 133

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, January 15, 2015, marks the 86th anniversary of the
	birth of the great civil rights leader and humanitarian Dr. Martin
	Luther King Jr.; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. King joined the NAACP at an early age, and by
	1954 he held a seat on the organization's executive committee; he
	rose to national prominence in 1955-1956, when he served as a
	spiritual and moral leader of the historic bus boycott in
	Montgomery, Alabama; a watershed event, the boycott led to the
	banning of segregation in local and interstate travel in the United
	States and simultaneously helped to launch the civil rights
	movement; and
	WHEREAS, In 1957, Dr. King and a number of other ministers
	founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference; a leading
	civil rights organization, the SCLC coordinated mass protest
	campaigns and voter registration drives across the South; and
	WHEREAS, Dr. King served as president of the SCLC from its
	inception until his death on April 4, 1968; during those tumultuous
	years, he wrote five books and numerous articles, traveled more
	than six million miles, and spoke at over 2,500 events; frequently
	jailed for peaceful protest, he endured numerous personal threats
	and attacks over the course of his career; and
	WHEREAS, In recognition of his immeasurable influence and
	moral stature, Time magazine named Dr. King its Man of the Year in
	1963, and in 1964, at the age of 35, he was awarded the Nobel Prize
	for Peace; he donated the money that accompanied the prize, more
	than $54,000, to further the civil rights movement; and
	WHEREAS, The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often
	called "Martin Luther King Day," became a federal holiday when
	President Ronald Reagan signed historic legislation in 1983, and
	the holiday was formally observed for the first time on January 20,
	1986; and
	WHEREAS, Through his courageous, unflinching pursuit of
	social and economic justice, Dr. King helped to shatter a deeply
	entrenched system of second-class citizenship and bring to further
	fruition, here in this country and across the globe, the liberating
	ideals of freedom, equality, and human dignity; now, therefore, be
	it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
	Legislature hereby honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and
	call on all Texans to join in carrying forward his dream of a more
	just, tolerant, and inclusive society.
	Giddings
	Miles
	Turner of Harris
	Turner of Collin
	Krause
	Straus Guillen Otto
	Allen Gutierrez Paddie
	Alonzo Harless Parker
	Alvarado Hernandez Paul
	Anchia Herrero Peña
	Anderson of Dallas Howard Phelan
	Anderson of McLennan Huberty Phillips
	Ashby Hughes Pickett
	Aycock Hunter Price
	Bell Isaac Raney
	Blanco Israel Raymond
	Bohac Johnson Reynolds
	Bonnen of Brazoria Kacal Riddle
	Bonnen of Galveston Keffer Rinaldi
	Burkett Keough Rodriguez of Bexar
	Burns King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis
	Burrows King of Parker Romero, Jr.
	Button King of Taylor Rose
	Canales King of Uvalde Sanford
	Capriglione Kleinschmidt Schaefer
	Clardy Klick Schofield
	Coleman Koop Shaheen
	Collier Krause Sheets
	Cook Kuempel Sheffield
	Craddick Landgraf Simmons
	Crownover Larson Simpson
	Dale Laubenberg Smith
	Darby Leach Smithee
	Davis of Dallas Longoria Spitzer
	Davis of Harris Lozano Springer
	Deshotel Lucio III Stephenson
	Dukes Márquez Stickland
	Dutton Martinez Thompson of Brazoria
	Elkins Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris
	Faircloth McClendon Tinderholt
	Fallon Menéndez Turner of Collin
	Farias Metcalf Turner of Harris
	Farney Meyer Turner of Tarrant
	Farrar Miles VanDeaver
	Fletcher Miller of Comal Villalba
	Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo
	Frank Moody Walle
	Frullo Morrison White of Bell
	Galindo Muñoz, Jr. White of Tyler
	Geren Murphy Workman
	Giddings Murr Wray
	Goldman Naishtat Wu
	Gonzales Nevárez Zedler
	González Oliveira Zerwas
	Guerra
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 133 was adopted by the House on January
	15, 2015, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House