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89(R) HR 829 - Enrolled version - Bill Text
H.R. No. 829
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Black Maternal Health Week is being observed from
April 11-17, 2025, to raise awareness of racial disparities in
maternal health outcomes and to rally support for efforts to reduce
maternal mortality and morbidity in Black communities; and
WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, Black women in the United States are two to three times
more likely than White women to die from pregnancy-related
complications; due in part to this disparity, the nation has the
highest maternal mortality rate among all affluent countries; and
WHEREAS, In Texas, Black women also suffer from higher
maternal death rates than women of other races; among Black women,
more than 134 fatalities occur for every 10,000 delivery
hospitalizations, compared to the overall state average of
approximately 85 fatalities for every 10,000 delivery
hospitalizations; the causes of these disproportionate figures
include socioeconomic factors, obstacles to health care access, and
historical health inequities; and
WHEREAS, The CDC has found that over 80 percent of
pregnancy-related deaths are preventable; compounding the issue,
more than 46 percent of all Texas counties are considered maternity
care deserts, exceeding the national average of 33 percent; as a
consequence, many Texas women are left without access to nearby
hospitals, birthing centers, or obstetric providers, and midwives,
doulas, perinatal health workers, and community-based
organizations are further hindered by structural hurdles to
providing holistic maternity care; and
WHEREAS, Black Maternal Health Week was created by the Black
Mamas Matter Alliance to make Black maternal health a more urgent
priority, and the initiative is returning for its eighth year in
2025 with the theme "Healing Legacies: Strengthening Black Maternal
Health Through Collective Action and Advocacy"; and
WHEREAS, Addressing maternal health disparities requires
ensuring access to quality, affordable health care for everyone,
and Black Maternal Health Week serves as an opportune time to
reaffirm our commitment to building a future where all mothers,
families, and communities thrive; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 11-17, 2025, as Black Maternal
Health Week and call on all Texans to support the goal of raising
the standard of care for mothers in our state and nation.
Rose
Burrows
Guerra
Morales Shaw
Alders
Guillen
Morgan
Allen
Harless
Muñoz
Anchía
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
Rodríguez 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
Gámez
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
González of Dallas
Moody
Wilson
González of El Paso
Morales of Harris
Wu
Goodwin
Morales of Maverick
Zwiener
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 829 was adopted by the House on April
10, 2025, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House